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Douglas CountyWisconsin

Douglas County is a county in Wisconsin, with its seat in Superior, formed in 1854.

  • Founded1854
  • County seatSuperior
  • Named forStephen A. Douglas
  • Land area1,304 sq mi + 175 sq mi water
  • Population44,295 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped47,729 checked 14 October 2026
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Where it is

Douglas on the map of Wisconsin

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History

Formed in 1854 from La Pointe County and Bayfield County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Douglas County was created from La Pointe (now Bayfield) on February 9, 1854, and initially attached to La Pointe for judicial purposes. The county was named after Stephen A. Douglas. Douglas was fully organized and detached from La Pointe on November 25, 1854, and subsequently exchanged territory with newly created Burnett County in 1856 and 1864.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1854
    Douglas County created Douglas created from La Pointe (now Bayfield); Douglas not fully organized, attached to La Pointe "for judicial purposes."
    from La Pointefrom Bayfield
    · Wis. Laws 1854, gen., ch. 10, secs. 1-5/pp. 14-15
  2. 1854
    Changed Douglas fully organized, detached from La Pointe (now Bayfield).
    La PointeBayfield
    · Wis. Laws 1854, gen., ch. 10, sec. 5/p. 15
  3. 1856
    Lost territory Douglas lost to creation of Burnett and to creation of Non-County Area 12.
    to Burnett
    · Wis. Laws 1856, reg. sess., gen., ch. 94, sec. 1/pp. 98-99
  4. 1864
    Exchanged territory Douglas exchanged with Burnett.
    with Burnett
    · Wis. Laws 1864, gen., ch. 462, secs. 1-3/p. 519; ch. 466, secs. 1-3/p. 521; and ch. 479, secs. 1-3/p. 534

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Douglas

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Official
from the office that keeps the record
Good enough
a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback
a guide only; check the official record
Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Douglas by the Census

Population
44,295 2020 Census count
Housing units
22,906 2020 Census count
Land area
1,304 square miles
Water area
175 square miles
People per sq mi
34 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Records

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Douglas County

When was Douglas County founded?
Douglas County was founded in 1854, formed from La Pointe County and Bayfield County, and named after Stephen A. Douglas.
What is the county seat of Douglas County?
The county seat of Douglas County is Superior.
Is there an online parcel map for Douglas County?
Yes. Wisconsin DOA, Wisconsin Land Information Program, with the State Cartographer's Office (V12 Statewide Parcels) publishes a parcel map of 47,729 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Douglas County's boundary or name changed?
Douglas County was created in 1854 from La Pointe County and Bayfield County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Burnett County, Bayfield County and La Pointe County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Douglas County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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