Woodboro is a town in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. The unincorporated community of Woodboro is located in the town. The ghost town of Manson was located in the town.
Like many Northwoods communities, Woodboro’s population grows considerably during the summer months, but what many summer visitors may not realize is that the pristine waters of the lakes around Woodboro were at one time filled from shore-to-shore with timber from the logging industry.
History
Originally, the land around Squash Lake had been part of the town of Pelican, but as more people moved in and began to populate the area a village began to form around the lumber mill. In 1893 the new town of Woodboro was formally established. Even though it never had a large population, in those days Woodboro spread out over a much larger land area than today and encompassed Cassian, Little Rice, Lynn, and Nokomis. In 1903, just as the timber was being cutover completely, those townships were separated from Woodboro to become independent entities.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.0 square miles (95.7 km2), of which, 34.6 square miles (89.6 km2) of it is land and 2.4 square miles (6.1 km2) of it (6.39%) is water.
Population
The population in Woodboro is 850. There are 24 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Woodboro is 49.9, the US median age is 37.4. The number of people per household in Woodboro is 2.3, the US average of people per household is 2.6.
Family in Woodboro
- 62.1% are married
- 9.0% are divorced
- 20.3% are married with children
- 3.7% have children, but are single
Race in Woodboro
- 97.6% are white
- 0.0% are black
- 0.0% are asian
- 1.7% are native american
- 0.0% claim Other
- 0.2% claim Hispanic Ethnicity
- 0.5% Two or More Races
- 0.0% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.4% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $42,054, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $37,788 versus $24,792 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,079. About 4.0% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 18.8% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
The Town of Woodboro is served by U.S. Highway 8, which is the Town’s primary traffic artery running east-west diagonally through the southeastern corner of Town.
The Rhinelander/Oneida County Airport in the City of Rhinelander is the closest airport to Woodboro. This is an air carrier/air cargo airport, which is designed to accommodate virtually all aircraft.
Schools
The Town of Woodboro is in the School District of Rhinelander and is also served by two parochial elementary schools in Rhinelander. Northwoods Community Elementary School, located in the Town of Cassian just north of Woodboro, is a School District of Rhinelander charter elementary school. All Woodboro children are granted access to this or any other elementary school in the district, and transportation will be provided.
The Nicolet Technical College, located just south of Rhinelander in the Town of Pelican, serves the Town of Woodboro.
Three libraries serve the Town, including libraries in the Town of Minocqua, City of Tomahawk, and the City of Rhinelander.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Woodboro:
- Northcentral Technical College (about 43 miles; Wausau, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 74 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 84 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 105 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 108 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 108 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 108 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
Healthcare
The County maintains a countywide ambulance/EMT service with 9 ambulances in conjunction with St. Mary’s Hospital and Howard Young Medical Center. Three of the ambulances are based in Rhinelander and service the Town. One of these ambulances is based at the hospital and designated “first out”. This unit is maintained at paramedic level EMTs by the hospital.
The nearest medical facility is Saint Mary’s Hospital in Rhinelander or Sacred Heart in Tomahawk depending on where you are within the Town. Howard Young Medical Center located in Minocqua is also available. These facilities provide 24-hour emergency service and critical care.
Hospitals and medical centers near Woodboro:
- FRIENDLY VILLAGE (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; RHINELANDER, WI)
- FRIENDLY VILLAGE NURSING AND REHAB CENTER (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; RHINELANDER, WI)
- HORIZONS UNLIMITED (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; RHINELANDER, WI) T
- AYLOR PARK NURSING AND REHAB CTR (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; RHINELANDER, WI)
- MINISTRY HM CR HH RHINELANDER (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; RHINELANDER, WI)
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER-GOLDEN AGE (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; TOMAHAWK, WI)
- SACRED HEART HSPTL Critical Access Hospitals (about 10 miles away; TOMAHAWK, WI)
Outdoor Points of Interest
Woodboro is home to abundant natural resources and the activities that complement them. It offers beautiful lakes and streams for fishing, canoeing and kayaking; woodlands for hunting, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, and snowmobiling; all roads are accessible for bicycles and ATV/UTVs.
Recreation within the Town is heavily nature-based and supported by the surface water and county forest resources. There are also public boat landings on Perch, Squash and Washburn Lakes as well as walk-in access on state or county land at Stag, Roe, Perry, Indian, Pontoon and Gary Lakes. There is also walk-in access to Nose Lake and Oneida Lake. Park or park-like facilities within the Town include Perch Lake County Park with fishing pier, hiking trails and shelter/restroom facility, and Washburn Lake Silent Sports Trails Area System.
Great Lakes or Chains
Some of the big lakes in Woodboro:
Oneida Lake. Oneida Lake is a 255 acre lake located in Oneida County. It has a maximum depth of 34 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from a public boat landing. Fish include Musky, Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike and Walleye.
Hancock Lake. Hancock Lake is a 259 acre lake located in Oneida County. It has a maximum depth of 22 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from a public boat landing. Fish include Musky, Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike and Walleye. The lake’s water clarity is low.
Mansion Lake. Manson Lake is a 236 acre lake located in Oneida County. It has a maximum depth of 54 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from a public boat landing. Fish include Musky, Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike and Walleye. The lake’s water is moderately clear.
Oscar Jenny Lake. Oscar-Jenny Lake is a 101 acre lake located in Oneida County. It has a maximum depth of 24 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from a public boat landing. Fish include Musky, Panfish and Largemouth Bass.
Squash Lake. Squash Lake is a 398 acre lake located in Oneida County. It has a maximum depth of 74 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from a public boat landing. Fish include Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Trout and Walleye. The lake’s water clarity is very clear.
Wolf Lake. Wolf Lake is a 87 acre lake located in Oneida County. It has a maximum depth of 15 feet.
Washburn Lake. Washburn Lake is a 85 acre lake located in Oneida County. It has a maximum depth of 27 feet. Fish include Panfish and Largemouth Bass.
Nose Lake. Nose Lake is a 43 acre lake located in Oneida County. It has a maximum depth of 16 feet. Fish include Panfish and Largemouth Bass.
Stag Lake. Stag Lake is a 32 acre lake located in Oneida County. It has a maximum depth of 9 feet. Fish include Panfish and Northern Pike.
Roe Lake. Roe Lake is a 31 acre lake located in Oneida County. It has a maximum depth of 7 feet. Fish include Panfish and Northern Pike.
Art Centers, Community Centers, and ETC
The Town Hall is currently located in an old school house. The Town Hall is available for Town residents and groups to use for meetings or events.
The Town owns 160 acres of undeveloped land with water frontage on the east end of Hancock Lake, which has been proposed as a site for a future town hall and picnic pavilion.
Average Home Price Sold
2018 Ave Price Sold: $188,806.25
2021 Ave Price Sold: $314,338.68
2023 Ave Price Sold: $457,809.09
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