Shell Lake, Wisconsin facts for kids
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Shell Lake, Wisconsin
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Local Historical Museum in Shell Lake
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Location of Shell Lake in Washburn County, Wisconsin.
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Washburn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.24 sq mi (26.53 km2) |
| • Land | 5.85 sq mi (15.14 km2) |
| • Water | 4.40 sq mi (11.39 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,240 ft (380 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,347 |
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1,310 |
| • Density | 224.08/sq mi (86.52/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code |
54871
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| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| FIPS code | 55-73200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1574007 |
Shell Lake is a city in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,347 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Washburn County.
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History
A post office called Shell Lake has been in operation since 1880. The city took its name from nearby Shell Lake.
Geography
Shell Lake is located at 45°44′1″N 91°55′3″W / 45.73361°N 91.91750°W (45.733590, -91.917368).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.20 square miles (26.42 km2), of which, 5.81 square miles (15.05 km2) is land and 4.39 square miles (11.37 km2) is water.
The primary geographical feature of the city is Shell Lake which occupies the geographic center of the city and lies completely within the city limits.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 902 | — | |
| 1920 | 920 | 2.0% | |
| 1930 | 826 | −10.2% | |
| 1940 | 872 | 5.6% | |
| 1950 | 954 | 9.4% | |
| 1960 | 1,016 | 6.5% | |
| 1970 | 928 | −8.7% | |
| 1980 | 1,135 | 22.3% | |
| 1990 | 1,161 | 2.3% | |
| 2000 | 1,309 | 12.7% | |
| 2010 | 1,347 | 2.9% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 1,310 | −2.7% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,347 people, 594 households, and 357 families residing in the city. The population density was 231.8 inhabitants per square mile (89.5/km2). There were 988 housing units at an average density of 170.1 per square mile (65.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.7% White, 0.1% African American, 1.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.
There were 594 households, of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.9% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.80.
The median age in the city was 46.1 years. 22% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.1% were from 25 to 44; 24% were from 45 to 64; and 26.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.8% male and 55.2% female.
Education
Shell Lake is served by the Shell Lake School District, which operates Shell Lake High School.
Shell Lake Arts Center offers arts education camp in fine art, theater, and music for school-aged children and teens. It operates the oldest summer jazz camps for youth in the nation, taught by master musicians and teachers from Chicago, St. Paul-Minneapolis, Milwaukee, the University of Wisconsin System, the University of Minnesota and elsewhere.
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WITC) has its administrative offices in Shell Lake.
Transportation
U.S. Highway 63, the major north-south arterial for the city, passes along the western shore of Shell Lake. County Road B serves as a northern east-west arterial and city limit and County Road D serves as the southern limit and east-west arterial. Both provide access to the U.S. Highway 53 corridor.
Airport
Shell Lake Municipal Airport (ICAO: KSSQ, FAA LID: SSQ) is located southeast of the central business district. It has a year-round 3,711-foot asphalt runway with pilot controlled medium intensity runway lights, PAPI visual glide slope indicators and both GPS and VOR/DME based instrument approaches. It averages over 12,600 takeoffs and landings per year.
Emergency services
Shell Lake Police Department serves the city with three full-time officers and two part-time officers. Its Chief of Police is David Wilson.
Established in 1898, the Shell Lake Fire Department serves the City of Shell Lake and 180 square miles of territory in the towns of Barronett, Bashaw, Beaver Brook, and Sarona in Washburn County and the towns of Dewey and Roosevelt in Burnett County. The Shell Lake Fire Department assists the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in wildland fire protection, cold water and ice rescue training, water rescues, auto extrications, and other services.
Ambulance service is provided by North Memorial Medical Center's Spooner/Shell Lake station.
Notable people
- Hans M. Laursen, businessman and politician, lived in Shell Lake.
- Patricia Spafford Smith, businesswoman and politician, was born in Shell Lake.
See also
In Spanish: Shell Lake (Wisconsin) para niños
