Couderay, Wisconsin

Couderay, Wisconsin
Location of Couderay in Sawyer County, Wisconsin.
Location of Couderay in Sawyer County, Wisconsin.
Coordinates: 45°49′22″N 91°20′50″W / 45.82278°N 91.34722°W / 45.82278; -91.34722
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountySawyer
Area
 • Total0.99 sq mi (2.57 km2)
 • Land0.97 sq mi (2.51 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation1,329 ft (405 m)
Population
 • Total88
 • Estimate 
(2019)[4]
86
 • Density88.75/sq mi (34.28/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
FIPS code55-17250[5]
GNIS feature ID1583020[2]

Couderay is a village in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Couderay River. The population was 88 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Couderay.

Couderay is home to Al Capone's northwoods hideaway, a tourist site called "The Hideout." The Hideout was purchased in the spring of 2010 by the Lac Courte Oreilles Indian Tribe after bankruptcy hearings for the previous owners.[6]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Lac Courte Oreilles Band buys Capone hideout | Indian Country Today | National & World News". www.indiancountrytoday.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010.