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Rib Lake is a town in Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 768 at the 2000 census. The village of Rib Lake is completely surrounded by the town.

Rib Lake village overview:
Name:Rib Lake village
LSAD Code:47
LSAD Description:village (suffix)
State:Wisconsin
County:Taylor County
Elevation:1,581 ft (482 m)
Total Area:74.9 sq mi (193.9 km²)
Land Area:74.0 sq mi (191.7 km²)
Water Area:0.9 sq mi (2.2 km²)
Total Population:768
Population Density:10.4/sq mi (2.4/km²)
Area code:715 & 534
FIPS code:5567275

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Location of Rib Lake in Wisconsin.

History

Most of the edges of the six by six squares that would become Rib Lake were surveyed in October 1861 by a crew working for the U.S. government. In early 1862, the same crew marked all the section corners in the township, walking through the woods and swamps, measuring with chain and compass. When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description for the six by six square that now contains the village of Rib Lake:

The area was logged from the 1880s on, with a large mill on the banks of Rib Lake. Bark from the hemlock mentioned above was another important early product, supplying the tannery in the village of Rib Lake. A good portion of the town is still forest, much of it Taylor County Forest.

Rustic Road #1, a scenic drive that winds over hills and around lakes and Wisconsin’s first official Rustic Road, was dedicated in 1975.

Rib Lake Road Map

Road map of Rib Lake
Road map of Rib Lake

Rib Lake city Satellite Map

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Satellite map of Rib Lake

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 74.9 square miles (193.9 km), of which 74.0 square miles (191.7 km) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.2 km) (1.14%) is water.

Much of Rib Lake is hilly, with small glacial lakes. It lies within the Perkinstown terminal moraine, which is described under Taylor County.

See also

Map of Wisconsin State and its subdivision: Map of other states:
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Map of Taylor County, Wisconsin
Taylor County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,913. Its county seat is Medford. Taylor County overview: Name: Taylor County FIPS code: 55-119 State: Wisconsin Founded: 1875 Seat: Medford Largest city: Medford Total Area: 984 sq mi (2,550 km²) Land Area: 975 sq mi (2,530 km²) Total Population: 19,913 Population ... Read more
Map of Taylor County, Wisconsin

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