Welcome to Forest County ...
Time Zone: Forest County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Crandon is the Seat for Forest County.
Forest County was founded in 1885. Forest was created by taking area from Langlade and Oconto Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Forest had a population of 9,034 people. This is a decrease of 2.9% since the last Census (which gave a population of 9,304 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Forest represented 0.16% of the total population of Wisconsin.
Below are some of the communities located in Forest County:
- Alvin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Alvin is located in Forest County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Argonne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argonne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argonne
- Argonne is located in Forest County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Armstrong Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Creek
- Armstrong Creek is located in Forest County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Blackwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Blackwell is located in Forest County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Caswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell
- Caswell is located in Forest County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Crandon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crandon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Crandon is located in Forest County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
- Freedom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Forest County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Hiles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
- Hiles is located in Forest County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
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- Laona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
- Laona is located in Forest County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Forest County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Nashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Nashville is located in Forest County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
- Popple River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popple River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popple River
- Popple River is located in Forest County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Ross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Ross is located in Forest County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Wabeno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabeno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabeno
- Wabeno is located in Forest County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Websites specific to Forest County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Florence County
- Marinette County
- Oconto County
- Langlade County
- Oneida County
- Vilas County
- Iron County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |