La Pointe, Wisconsin

La Pointe, Wisconsin
Town
Town hall
Town hall
La Pointe is located in Wisconsin
La Pointe
La Pointe
La Pointe is located in the United States
La Pointe
La Pointe
Coordinates: 46°46′45″N 90°47′12″W / 46.77917°N 90.78667°W / 46.77917; -90.78667
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyAshland
Area
 • Total202.4 km2 (78.1 sq mi)
 • Land201.4 km2 (77.8 sq mi)
 • Water1.0 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Elevation
190 m (610 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total428
 • Density2.1/km2 (5.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
54850
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1567683[2]
GNIS feature ID1583529[3]
Websitetownoflapointewi.gov
The Madeline Island Museum documents the island's history, and is located near the ferry dock.

La Pointe is a town in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. The town includes all of the Apostle Islands except for the westernmost four, which lie in the towns of Bayfield and Russell in Bayfield County.

While the area encompassing the Town of La Pointe is made up of the entire Apostle Islands archipelago, the residents of the community live on the western shore of Madeline Island, the largest of the Apostle Islands because it is the only Apostle Island open to commercial development.[4] The population was 428 at the 2020 census.[5] Downtown La Pointe is adjacent to the Madeline Island Ferry dock. Neighborhoods include Middleport and Old Fort. La Pointe has a post office with ZIP code 54850.[6] Its name in the Anishinaabe language is Mooningwanekaaning, meaning "The Home of the Golden Breasted Woodpecker".

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2020-census-55003425623 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: La Pointe, Wisconsin
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Madelineisland.com Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "2020 Decennial Census: La Pointe town, Ashland County, Wisconsin". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  6. ^ ZIP Code Lookup