Gordon Town (Douglas County) is a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, home to about 784 people across 151 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54838, and parts of 54873 are in Gordon Town (Douglas County) too.
Homes sold for a median of $313 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population7845 per sq mi
Median home value$219,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$313Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Solon Springs Town; part is in Gordon Town (Douglas County)
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Around Gordon Town (Douglas County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)118 miles away
Closer regional airport
Duluth International Airport (DLH)44 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN110 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL368 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Gordon Town (Douglas County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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
Gordon Town (Douglas County) had 757 residents in the 2020 census, up 17% since 2000.
It’s the 1129th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Douglas County grew from 36,335 residents in 1900 to 44,295 in 2020.
Douglas County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 0°F. About 33.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 60 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gordon, WI weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Douglas County
14,227 jobs at 998 businesses in Douglas County. The biggest industries by employees:
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 Gordon Town (Douglas County).
Nearest hospitals
Spooner Health SystemCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Spooner29.0 miles
Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Hayward30.1 miles
St. Marys Hospital SuperiorCritical access hospital · emergency room · Superior33.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Physical and occupational therapists
1
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 Gordon Town (Douglas County)
Parks (7 nearby)
Lucius Woods County Park · 42 acres6.0 mi
Gordon Dam County Park · 20 acres5.9 mi
Solon Springs Ball Park · 3 acres5.8 mi
Bardon Lake/Whitefish Lake Public Access · 1 acres5.9 mi
Douglas County State Wildlife Area2.8 mi
Brule River State Forest Annex3.3 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Franny K's Country Foods6.2 mi
Libraries
Minong Community Library11.2 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Giesen Concert Shell6.0 mi
Counts are within about 8 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Gordon Correctional CenterGordon
7–12
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Alternative Education
3.2 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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