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UNIQUELY - - BARRON COUNTY, WISCONSIN GPS: 45.4182 N Latitude -91.8528 Longitude Elevation: 1,115 feet at Barron, the County Seat
If the pressures of modern life are mind-boggling, allow your imagination to drift a bit; slow your Beta waves to an easy Delta rhythm and close your eyes to the hectic self-induced pace prevalent in your noisy city environment. Take off your watch, you won't need it. Ready?
 Dream of an island, many islands, like Hawaii before the wave of tourism. Islands with strange sounding names, Truk, Palau, Saipan, Guam. Fantasize a time before cold steel, concrete high rises and bumper to bumper traffic.
There is a name for this dream, but you won’t find it in Barron County in Northwest Wisconsin.
What you will find in Barron County is the next best place to visit, live and work. Come, savour its loveliness, sparked by Wisconsin’s “Northwoods” environment, its warm, friendly people and its first-rate, diverse business climate.
Join them. Join us. We put more of life into your business.
Northwoods Environment
Barron County is home to over 300 spring-fed, crystal-clear lakes, carved by glaciers during the Ice Age. The county’s lakes range in size from a just a few acres to over 3000 acres. Long Lake is Wisconsin’s “Walleye Capital” and Birchwood Lake is the “Bluegill Capital of Wisconsin.”
This area became Barron County in 1869, but its exploration began 100 years earlier and was named after Henry D. Barron, a legislator, circuit court judge and prominent Wisconsin pioneer.
• Barron County - approx. 47,551
Barron County was first inhabited by Dakota (Sioux) and Chippewa Indians. French explorers Pierre Esprit Radisson and Jean-Baptiste Grosseillier explored much of the northwest region and visited Barron in 1654; and the "Connecticut Yankee" Jonathan Carver explored this region in 1766 under British sponsorship.
The British and French explorers set up an early trading post at Rice Lake dealing and making trades with the Sioux. It was claimed by the U.S. in 1787 as part of the Northwest Territory and later became part of the Territory of Wisconsin. Named after Henry D. Barron, a legislator, circuit court judge and prominent Wisconsin pioneer, the area became Barron County in 1869.
Fortunes were made as the land was cut away for its rich lumber supply. Agriculture thrived in the land’s ideal growing soil, which survives today as Barron County is one of Wisconsin's highest agricultural producers. Barron County is a legacy of rich culture, and now a home for flourishing tourism destinations, residential and business communities and the serene of our small cities.
Your visit to Barron County will remain within your memories long after your stay comes to an end. It may just also bring you back!
Barron County, Wisconsin…blend your business, recreation and your home with the west central and the great northwest regions of the state...
When your problems become issues and when you get ready to live in two worlds...when one minute your business skin is your coat and tie and the next you peel them off, hop into your flannel shirt and fishing attire, and head out for the wilderness and lakes area, you're in Barron County.
You now own the best of both worlds-business and home. Many people escape to this area for recreation, and the peace and quiet that goes with the outdoors. Some return, as the blend of business, recreation and home is just too much to pass by.
Why not you? Barron County is home to thirteen of the 50 largest employers in all of Northwest Wisconsin and home to many well-known businesses adjacent to the West Central part of Wisconsin.
Industrial parks? You bet! We have over 270 acres available in four Industrial Parks across the county in our cities and villages.
Primary Industries: Medical Technology, Health-related Equipment, Forest Products, Metal Fabrication, Financial, Natural Resources, Leisure & Hospitality, Plastics, Distribution, Education, Public Administration, Trade, Transportation, Utilities, Construction, Agriculture, Dairy Farming, Tourism and Bio-industries and Renewable Energy related technologically advanced equipment and industries requiring four lane highways, rail and air support continue to be a focus in the county.
Barron County Economic Data Profile
Barron County Economic Data Profile by Jurisdiction
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To/From
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Duluth, MN
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100
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Madison, WI
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229
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Milwaukee, WI
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321
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Eau Claire, WI
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53
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Twin Cities, MN
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90
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Chicago, IL
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367
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Des Moines, IO
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334
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