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Vilas County

county in Wisconsin, United States

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Country: United States
State: Wisconsin
Founded: April 12, 1893
Named after: William Freeman Vilas
Seat: Eagle River
Largest city: Eagle River
Total: 1,018 sq mi (2,640 km )
Land: 857 sq mi (2,220 km )
Water: 161 sq mi (420 km ) 16%
Estimate 2025: 23,761
Density: 26.9/sq mi (10.4/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: 7th
Website: www .vilascountywi .gov

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Vilas County (/vaɪləs/ VYE-ləss) is a county in the state of Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,047. Its county seat is Eagle River. The county partly overlaps the reservation of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The county is considered a high-recreation retirement destination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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