Editing Land o' Lakes, Wisconsin

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'''Land o' Lakes''' is a [[Administrative divisions of Wisconsin#Town|town]] in [[Vilas County, Wisconsin|Vilas County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 861 at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]]. The unincorporated community of [[Land o' Lakes (community), Wisconsin|Land o' Lakes]] is located in the town.

==History==
On January 4, 1907, the Town of State Line was created.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=8958&keyword=land+o%27+lakes |title= State Line, Town of, Vilas Co |website= Wisconsinhistory.org |accessdate= October 14, 2011 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070827115554/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=8958&term_type_id=2&term_type_text=Places&letter=S |archivedate= August 27, 2007}}</ref> On April 28, 1948, the name of the town was changed to the Town of Land o' Lakes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=6927&keyword=land+o%27+lakes |title= Land o' Lakes, Town of, Vilas Co |website= Wisconsinhistory.org |date= April 20, 1948 |accessdate= October 14, 2011 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20060113232506/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=6927&term_type_id=2&term_type_text=Places&letter=L |archivedate=January 13, 2006 }}</ref>

==Geography==
The Town of Land o' Lakes is located in north-central Vilas County along the border with the [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan]]. The headwaters of a branch of the [[Ontonagon River]] is located in the town at the Cisco Chain of lakes, and the upper part of the [[Wisconsin River]] flows through the town, with the headwaters being located just to the east at [[Lac Vieux Desert]].  According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 95.3&nbsp;square miles (246.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of which 83.1&nbsp;square miles (215.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 12.2&nbsp;square miles (31.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (12.83%) is water. The town is very long and narrow, with the town center, government offices, and most services located in the unincorporated community of [[Land o' Lakes (community), Wisconsin|Land o' Lakes]] at the far eastern end of the town.

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Land o' Lakes, Wisconsin
|North     = [[Watersmeet Township, Michigan|Watersmeet Township]]
|Northeast = 
|East      = [[Phelps, Wisconsin|Town of Phelps]]
|Southeast = [[Conover, Wisconsin|Town of Conover]]
|South     = [[Plum Lake, Wisconsin|Town of Plum Lake]]
|Southwest = [[Boulder Junction, Wisconsin|Town of Boulder Junction]]
|West      = [[Presque Isle, Wisconsin|Town of Presque Isle]]
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==Demographics==
At the 2010 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 861 people, 433 households and 264 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 10.6 per square mile (4.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,337 housing units at an average density of 16.1 per square mile (6.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 98.41% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.68% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.34% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.45% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.11% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 433 households, of which 14.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.6% were non-families. 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.99 and the average family size was 2.57.

Age distribution was 13.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 15 to 24, 15.2% from 25 to 44, 38.3% from 45 to 64, and 28.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 males there were 88.4 females.

The [[median household income]] was $29,792, and the median family income was $40,938. Males had a median income of $30,357 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,765. About 5.5% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Most of Land o' Lakes is part of the Northland Pines School District and there is an elementary school that serves students from kindergarten to fifth grade in the unincorporated community of [[Land o' Lakes (community), Wisconsin|Land o' Lakes]]. Students travel to the nearby city of [[Eagle River, Wisconsin]], for middle school and high school. [[Conserve School]], a private [[semester school]] for high school juniors that focuses on environmental stewardship and outdoor activities, is located on the shore of Black Oak Lake.  Some students in far southwestern parts of the Town attend North Lakeland Elementary School and [[Lakeland Union High School]].

==Transportation==

===Roads and highways===

The Town of Land o' Lakes is served by [[U.S. Route 45 in Wisconsin|US Highway&nbsp;45]]/[[Wisconsin Highway 32|State Trunk Highway&nbsp;32]] (US&nbsp;45/STH-32), and three county trunk highways.  US&nbsp;45/STH-32 runs north-south in the eastern part of the town, serving the unincorporated community of [[Land o' Lakes (community), Wisconsin|Land o' Lakes]]. It proceeds northward into the [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan]] to [[Watersmeet Township, Michigan|Watersmeet]] and a connection to [[U.S. Route 2 in Michigan|US&nbsp;2]]. US&nbsp;45 proceeds southward through [[Conover (community), Wisconsin|Conover]] to [[Eagle River, Wisconsin|Eagle River]] and points south. STH-32 begins at the [[Michigan]] border and proceeds southward concurrently with US&nbsp;45. CTH-B runs the length of the town and serves as the main street of the unincorporated community of Land o' Lakes. It proceeds west to [[Presque Isle (community), Wisconsin|Presque Isle]] and a connection with [[M-64 (Michigan highway)|M-64]]. CTH-B meets CTH-M—which provides access to [[Boulder Junction (community), Wisconsin|Boulder Junction]]. CTH-S proceeds south from a junction with CTH-B approximately {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in}} from the unincorporated community of Land o' Lakes and serves the areas around Clair and Joyce lakes before entering the [[Conover, Wisconsin|Town of Conover]]. CTH-E proceeds eastward from a junction with US&nbsp;45/STH-32 in the southeastern corner of the town and provides access to [[Lac Vieux Desert]] and [[Phelps (community), Wisconsin|Phelps]], where it meets [[Wisconsin Highway 17|STH-17]]. Thousand Island Lake Road—a town road—provides a southern entrance to the [[Sylvania Wilderness]].

===Airport===

Land o' Lakes is served by [[Kings Land o' Lakes Airport]] (KLNL). Located in the southeast corner of the town, the airport handles approximately 8,000 operations per year, with roughly 99% general aviation and 1% air taxi. The airport has a 4,001 foot asphalt runway with approved GPS approaches (Runway 14–32).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.airnav.com/airports/KLNL|title = AirNav: Airport Information}}</ref>

==Notable people==

* [[Wendy Boglioli|Wendy Lansbach Boglioli]], Olympic gold medal swimmer, grew up in Land o' Lakes<ref>{{citation |url= https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE7D61530F932A35753C1A96E948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2 |title= STATE BY STATE; In Wisconsin's North Woods Towns, The '88 Campaign Is Hardly Remote |last= Apple |first= R. W. Jr. |work= [[New York Times]] |date= October 1, 1988 |accessdate= February 20, 2023}}</ref>

==Climate==
The climate is described as [[Humid continental climate|Humid Continental]] by the [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen Climate System]], abbreviated as ''Dfb''.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=383474&cityname=Land+O%27+Lakes%2C+Wisconsin%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Land o' Lakes, Wisconsin]</ref>
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|location = Land o' Lakes, Wisconsin
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|Jan high F = 19
|Feb high F = 20
|Mar high F = 34
|Apr high F = 49
|May high F = 64
|Jun high F = 75
|Jul high F = 78
|Aug high F = 74
|Sep high F = 67
|Oct high F = 54
|Nov high F = 37
|Dec high F = 25
|year high F = 50
|Jan low F = -4
|Feb low F = -2
|Mar low F = 8
|Apr low F = 25
|May low F = 36
|Jun low F = 47
|Jul low F = 51
|Aug low F = 48
|Sep low F = 41
|Oct low F = 33
|Nov low F = 19
|Dec low F = 6
|year low F = 26
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.4
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.1
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.9
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.5
|May precipitation inch = 3.5
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.2
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.5
|Aug precipitation inch = 4
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.7
|Oct precipitation inch = 3
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.2
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.6
|year precipitation inch = 33.6
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Retrieved on August 27, 2013.
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://townoflandolakes.com/ Land o' Lakes Wisconsin town website]
*[http://www.landolakes-wi.org/ Land o' Lakes Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce]
*[http://www.landolakeshistory.org/ Land o' Lakes Historical Society]

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[[Category:Towns in Vilas County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1907]]
[[Category:1907 establishments in Wisconsin]]