Editing Vilas County, Wisconsin (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Vilas County Wisconsin Sign North US 45.jpg|right|thumb|Sign for Vilas County on [[U.S. Route 45]]]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1018|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|857|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|161|sqmi}} (16%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_55.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 9, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> There are 1,318 [[List of lakes of Vilas County, Wisconsin|lakes in the county]]. Much of Vilas County is covered by the [[Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest]] and the [[Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest]] as well as extensive county forest lands. Vilas County waters drain to [[Lake Superior]], [[Lake Michigan]], and the [[Mississippi River]]. The [[Wisconsin River|Wisconsin]], [[Flambeau River|Flambeau]], and [[Presque Isle River]]s all find their headwaters in Vilas County.

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Forest County, Wisconsin|Forest County]] - southeast
* [[Iron County, Wisconsin|Iron County]] - west
* [[Oneida County, Wisconsin|Oneida County]] - south
* [[Price County, Wisconsin|Price County]] - southwest
* [[Gogebic County, Michigan]] - north
* [[Iron County, Michigan]] - northeast

===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 45.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 45]]
* [[Image:US 51.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 51]]
* [[Image:WIS 17.svg|20px]] [[Highway 17 (Wisconsin)]]
* [[Image:WIS 32.svg|20px]] [[Highway 32 (Wisconsin)]]
* [[Image:WIS 47.svg|20px]] [[Highway 47 (Wisconsin)]]
* [[Image:WIS 70.svg|20px]] [[Highway 70 (Wisconsin)]]
* [[Image:WIS 155.svg|20px]] [[Highway 155 (Wisconsin)]]

===Buses===

===Airports===
* KARV - [[Lakeland Airport]] / Noble F. Lee Memorial Field
* KEGV - [[Eagle River Union Airport]]
* KLNL - [[Kings Land O' Lakes Airport]]
* D25  - [[Manitowish Waters Airport]]

===National protected areas===
* [[Chequamegon National Forest]] (part)
* [[Nicolet National Forest]] (part)
Although these two forests have been administratively combined into the [[Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest]], it is important to note that the county contains portions of both original forests.