Local Wiki
Washburn County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 6, 2026- County Board meets
- 3rd Tuesday of every month, 6:00 PM (morning sessions in April and November).
- Meeting location
- County Board Room, Washburn County Courthouse, 10 4th Avenue, Shell Lake, WI 54871.
- County Clerk
- Lolita Olson · 715-468-4603
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.co.washburn.wi.us/government/county-board/
- County Board Chair & Administrative Coordinator
- County Board Chair plus a separately appointed Administrative Coordinator. Chair: Lolita Olson. Administrative Coordinator: Darci Peckman-Krueger.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Birchwood School District · School District
- Northwood School District · School District
- Shell Lake School District · School District
- Spooner Area School District · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Birchwood (official website, opens in a new tab) · Village
- Minong (official website, opens in a new tab) · Village
- Shell Lake (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
- Spooner (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026