Town guide

Eland, Wisconsin

Eland is a village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, home to about 169 people across 2.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54427.

Homes sold for a median of $134 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population16976 per sq mi
Median home value$145,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$134Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking33%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Eland

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Eland

Distances

Nearest major airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport (MKE)146 miles away
Closer regional airportCentral Wisconsin Airport (CWA)21 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Madison, WI121 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL221 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Eland; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Eland

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Eland had 199 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.

It’s the 1812th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Shawano County grew from 27,475 residents in 1900 to 40,881 in 2020.

Eland population by census2000: 251, 2010: 202, 2020: 199251200020220101992020

Shawano County, 1900–2020

Shawano County population, 1900 to 20201900: 27,475, 1910: 31,884, 1920: 33,975, 1930: 33,516, 1940: 35,378, 1950: 35,249, 1960: 34,351, 1970: 32,650, 1980: 35,928, 1990: 37,157, 2000: 40,664, 2010: 41,949, 2020: 40,88127K’00’1034K’20’3035K’40’5034K’60’7036K’80’9041K’00’1041K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 34 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near ElandJan: high 24°F, low 7°F, 1.2 in; Feb: high 28°F, low 9°F, 1.1 in; Mar: high 40°F, low 21°F, 1.7 in; Apr: high 54°F, low 33°F, 3.2 in; May: high 67°F, low 45°F, 4 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 55°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 58°F, 3.8 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 57°F, 4 in; Sep: high 71°F, low 49°F, 3.8 in; Oct: high 57°F, low 37°F, 3 in; Nov: high 42°F, low 26°F, 2.1 in; Dec: high 29°F, low 15°F, 1.6 in24°7°Jan1.228°9°Feb1.140°21°Mar1.754°33°Apr3.267°45°May4.077°55°Jun4.581°58°Jul3.879°57°Aug4.071°49°Sep3.857°37°Oct3.042°26°Nov2.129°15°Dec1.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rosholt 9 Nne, WI weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Shawano County

10,135 jobs at 892 businesses in Shawano County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Shawano CountyManufacturing: 2,429 jobs; Retail trade: 1,499 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,494 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,431 jobs; Wholesale trade: 708 jobs; Other services: 472 jobs; Construction: 449 jobs; Company headquarters: 332 jobsManufacturing 24% Retail trade 15% Health care and social assistance 15% Hotels and restaurants 14% Wholesale trade 7% Other services 5% Construction 4% Company headquarters 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Eland.

Nearest hospitals

  • Marshfield Medical Center - WestonGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Weston16.9 miles
  • Langlade HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Antigo22.0 miles
  • Aspirus Wausau HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Wausau22.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Eland

Grocery stores

  • Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats3.8 mi
  • Hanke’s Sentry Foods4.1 mi

Museums

  • Eland Museum3.2 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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Towns near Eland

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Shares ZIP codes with Elderon Town, Birnamwood Town, Norrie, Elderon Village, Franzen and Wittenberg Town.

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