Burnett County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin | |
 Wisconsin's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 45°52′N 92°22′W / 45.87°N 92.37°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| Founded | 1865 |
| Named for | Thomas P. Burnett |
| Seat | Siren[1] |
| Largest village | Grantsburg |
| Area | |
• Total | 880 sq mi (2,300 km2) |
| • Land | 822 sq mi (2,130 km2) |
| • Water | 58 sq mi (150 km2) 6.6% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16,526 |
• Estimate (2023) | 17,092  |
| • Density | 19/sq mi (7.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Website | burnettcounty |
Burnett County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,526.[2] Its county seat is Siren,[1][3] with the majority of county governmental services located at the Burnett County Government Center. The county was created in 1856 and organized in 1865.[4] The St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin have reservation lands in Burnett County and are the county's largest employer.[5]
- ^ a b Burnett County Clerk. Burnett County Directory June 2016 Archived January 12, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ "The Counties [of Wisconsin]". Wisconsin Counties Association. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ "Saint Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin". Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. September 5, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2022.