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A town of 1,146 people in Ashland County, Wisconsin

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Conserved land0.4%365 of 102,108 acres

Trails35 mi0.2 mi per sq mi

Parks & preserves5318 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

1Apostle Islands National Lakeshore1.3 mi of trails · 242 acres

2Iron County Forest18 acres

3Bad River Powwow Grounds15 acres

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Town in Wisconsin, United States

1,381Population

161 sq miArea

735 ftElevation

Sanborn is a town in Ashland County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,381 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Bayfront, Birch, Birch Hill, Diaperville, Franks Field, New Odanah, Odanah, and Sedgwick are located in the town. Long Island, one of the Apostle Islands, is also a part of the town. The entire town is part of the Bad River Reservation of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

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