Town guide

Parkland, Wisconsin

Parkland is a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,464 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54874.

Homes sold for a median of $201 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population1,46442 per sq mi
Median home value$209,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$201Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking50%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Parkland

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Parkland

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)132 miles away
Closer regional airportDuluth International Airport (DLH)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Paul, MN125 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL389 miles away

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

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

Who represents Parkland

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

Parkland had 1,231 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.

It’s the 620th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Douglas County grew from 36,335 residents in 1900 to 44,295 in 2020.

Parkland population by census2000: 1,240, 2010: 1,220, 2020: 1,2311,24020001,22020101,2312020

Douglas County, 1900–2020

Douglas County population, 1900 to 20201900: 36,335, 1910: 47,422, 1920: 49,771, 1930: 46,583, 1940: 47,119, 1950: 46,715, 1960: 45,008, 1970: 44,657, 1980: 44,421, 1990: 41,758, 2000: 43,287, 2010: 44,159, 2020: 44,29536K’00’1050K’20’3047K’40’5045K’60’7044K’80’9043K’00’1044K’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 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 1°F. About 33.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near ParklandJan: high 20°F, low 1°F, 1.1 in; Feb: high 26°F, low 5°F, 1 in; Mar: high 37°F, low 16°F, 1.6 in; Apr: high 49°F, low 28°F, 2.9 in; May: high 62°F, low 39°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 72°F, low 49°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 78°F, low 57°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 77°F, low 56°F, 3.9 in; Sep: high 68°F, low 48°F, 3.5 in; Oct: high 55°F, low 36°F, 3.2 in; Nov: high 39°F, low 23°F, 2 in; Dec: high 26°F, low 10°F, 1.5 in20°1°Jan1.126°5°Feb1.037°16°Mar1.649°28°Apr2.962°39°May3.672°49°Jun4.678°57°Jul4.577°56°Aug3.968°48°Sep3.555°36°Oct3.239°23°Nov2.026°10°Dec1.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pattison Ranger Staion, WI weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Douglas County

14,227 jobs at 998 businesses in Douglas County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Douglas CountyRetail trade: 2,346 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,872 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,849 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,766 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 1,471 jobs; Construction: 1,189 jobs; Wholesale trade: 795 jobs; Other services: 755 jobsRetail trade 17% Hotels and restaurants 13% Manufacturing 13% Health care and social assistance 12% Transportation and warehousing 10% Construction 8% Wholesale trade 6% Other services 5%

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

Health care

6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Parkland.

Nearest hospitals

  • St. Marys Hospital SuperiorCritical access hospital · emergency room · Superior12.0 miles
  • Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Duluth17.2 miles
  • Essentia Health DuluthGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Duluth17.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Physical and occupational therapists6

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.

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Shares ZIP codes with Superior, Oakland Town (Douglas County), Amnicon, Lakeside and Hawthorne.

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