Exeland, Wisconsin
village in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States
Exeland is a village in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 229 at the 2020 census.
History
The only community named Exeland in the United States, the community was founded around 1907 when the Arpin Lumber Company built a logging railroad to the area, which crossed the Wisconsin Central Railroad. The resulting "X" led to the community's name. Exeland became a village in 1920.
A promotional document of the Wisconsin Colonization Company describes Exeland around 1920: "Today Exeland has a modern creamery, large potato warehouse, a pickle station, three fine large general stores, a feed store, a butcher shop, and a bank with $130,000 total assets."
Geography
Exeland is located at 45°40′7″N 91°14′35″W (45.668632, -91.243177).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.12 square miles (2.90 km2), of which 1.11 square miles (2.87 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 196 people, 82 households, and 51 families living in the village. The population density was 176.6 inhabitants per square mile (68.2/km2). There were 111 housing units at an average density of 100.0 per square mile (38.6/km2).
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