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Welcome to Shell Lake ...

The city of Shell Lake is located in Washburn County<1> and is the County Seat for Washburn County.


The location of Shell Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Shell Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

A typical abbreviation for Shell Lake: Shell Lk.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Shell Lake has a population of 1,314 people<3> (see below for details).

Shell Lake is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Shell Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Shell Lake: (715) & (534)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shell Lake had an population of 1,314 people. This is a decrease of 2.45% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shell Lake had a population of 1,347 people (or 8.47% of the total population of Washburn County). This makes Shell Lake the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Shell Lake represents 0.02% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 652nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,347 people, the population of Shell Lake increased 2.9% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,309 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Shell Lake.

Communities Also Named Shell Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Shell Lake - they are located in Arkansas, Minnesota and Saskatchewan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shell Lake.

Communities near Shell Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shell Lake.

  • Rice Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
    • Rice Lake is located in Barron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
  • Spooner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spooner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
    • Spooner is located in Washburn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
  • Cumberland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Barron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
  • Birchwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
    • Birchwood is located in Washburn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
  • Haugen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haugen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
    • Haugen is located in Barron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Bashaw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bashaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashaw
    • Bashaw is located in Burnett County
  • Madge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
    • Madge is located in Washburn County
  • Nobleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nobleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobleton
    • Nobleton is located in Washburn County
  • Earl
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
    • Earl is located in Washburn County
  • Hertel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertel
    • Hertel is located in Burnett County

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 Shell Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shell Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shell Lake. 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 Shell Lake.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shell Lake. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Shell Lake.

Adding Shell Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shell Lake 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 Shell Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Shell Lake post office opened in 1880.

We also found Shell Lake in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shell Lake.

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

The official website for Washburn County: www.co.washburn.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 Washburn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Shell Lake.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shell Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715).
<6>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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