Town guide

Wilkinson, Wisconsin

Wilkinson is a town in Rusk County, Wisconsin, home to about 20 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54895.

Homes sold for a median of $123 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population201 per sq mi
Median home value$185,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$123Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Wilkinson

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Wilkinson

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)95 miles away
Closer regional airportChippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU)39 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Paul, MN88 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL311 miles away

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

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

Who represents Wilkinson

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

Wilkinson had 51 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2000.

It’s the 1884th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Rusk County grew from 11,160 residents in 1910 to 14,188 in 2020.

Wilkinson population by census2000: 66, 2010: 40, 2020: 51662000402010512020

Rusk County, 1910–2020

Rusk County population, 1910 to 20201910: 11,160, 1920: 16,403, 1930: 16,081, 1940: 17,737, 1950: 16,790, 1960: 14,794, 1970: 14,238, 1980: 15,589, 1990: 15,079, 2000: 15,347, 2010: 14,755, 2020: 14,18811K’10’2016K’30’4017K’50’6014K’70’8015K’90’0015K’1014K’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 5°F. About 34.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 49 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near WilkinsonJan: high 23°F, low 5°F, 0.9 in; Feb: high 28°F, low 8°F, 1.1 in; Mar: high 41°F, low 20°F, 2.2 in; Apr: high 56°F, low 32°F, 3 in; May: high 68°F, low 44°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 53°F, 4.4 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 58°F, 4 in; Aug: high 78°F, low 56°F, 4 in; Sep: high 71°F, low 48°F, 3.8 in; Oct: high 57°F, low 36°F, 3.2 in; Nov: high 40°F, low 24°F, 2 in; Dec: high 27°F, low 12°F, 1.3 in23°5°Jan0.928°8°Feb1.141°20°Mar2.256°32°Apr3.068°44°May4.377°53°Jun4.481°58°Jul4.078°56°Aug4.071°48°Sep3.857°36°Oct3.240°24°Nov2.027°12°Dec1.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Weyerhaeuser 1n, WI weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Rusk County

4,275 jobs at 321 businesses in Rusk County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Rusk CountyManufacturing: 1,364 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 640 jobs; Retail trade: 623 jobs; Administrative and support: 369 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 344 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 180 jobs; Construction: 127 jobs; Other services: 111 jobsManufacturing 32% Health care and social assistance 15% Retail trade 15% Administrative and support 9% Hotels and restaurants 8% Transportation and warehousing 4% Construction 3% Other services 3%

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

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Marshfield Medical Center - LadysmithCritical access hospital · emergency room · Ladysmith15.6 miles
  • Marshfield Medical Center - Rice LakeGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Rice Lake17.0 miles
  • Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Barron20.0 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Wilkinson

Libraries

  • Bruce Public Library7.8 mi

Counts are within about 4 miles 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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Shares ZIP codes with Stubbs, Strickland, Rusk Town (Rusk County), Weyerhaeuser, Big Bend Town and Atlanta.

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