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Welcome to Land O'Lakes ...

Land O'Lakes is located in Vilas County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Land O'Lakes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

A typical abbreviation for Land O'Lakes: Land O Lks.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Land O'Lakes has a population of 888 people<2> (see below for details).

Land O'Lakes is 1,700 feet [518 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Land O'Lakes lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Land O'Lakes, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Land O'Lakes: (715) & (534)<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Land O'Lakes had an population of 888 people. This is an increase of 3.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.68% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Land O'Lakes had a population of 861 people. This makes Land O'Lakes the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Land O'Lakes represents 0.02% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 1010th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 861 people, the population of Land O'Lakes decreased 2.38% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 882 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Land O'Lakes.

Communities Also Named Land O'Lakes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Land O'Lakes - they are located in Florida, Louisiana and Maryland.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Land O'Lakes.

Communities near Land O'Lakes ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Land O'Lakes.

  • Eagle River
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
    • Eagle River is located in Vilas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
  • Katakitckon Indian Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katakitckon Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katakitckon Indian Village
    • Katakitckon Indian Village is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Watersmeet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Conover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
    • Conover is located in Vilas County
  • Phelps
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
    • Phelps is located in Vilas County
  • Fuller
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
    • Fuller is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Paulding
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Sayner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
    • Sayner is located in Vilas County
  • Nelma
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelma
    • Nelma is located in Forest County
  • Saint Germain
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
    • Saint Germain is located in Vilas County
    • Former names for Saint Germain:
    • Farmington
    • Lakewood

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Land O'Lakes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Land O'Lakes.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Land O'Lakes. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Land O'Lakes.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Land O'Lakes. See our Newspapers Page for Land O'Lakes.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Land O'Lakes ...

Looking for more information about Land O'Lakes? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Land O'Lakes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Land O'Lakes.

Adding Land O'Lakes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Land O'Lakes in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Land O'Lakes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Land O'Lakes post office opened in 1923.

We also found Land O'Lakes on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Land O'Lakes.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Land O'Lakes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Vilas County: www.co.vilas.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Vilas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Land O'Lakes.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Land O'Lakes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715).
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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