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Barnes
A town of 823 people in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
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Town in Wisconsin, United States823Population
124.2 sq miArea
1,188 ftElevation
Barnes is a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 823 at the 2020 census, up from 769 at the 2010 census. The town was named for an early settler named George Sardis Barnes who opened the first hotel, saloon, and store north of the Eau Claire lakes in the late 1880s.
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Health in Barnes
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Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterHayward · 19.5 mi · ER · rural critical access
Northlakes - Iron RiverIron River · 18.6 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 54873, 54820, 54847 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Barnes →
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