The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBear Lake is a town in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 670 at the 2020 census, up from 659 at the 2010 census.
Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 659 people in 2010, 670 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1988.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bear Lake yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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