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Chief Lake
WisconsinCDP
Total population
660
Median home value
$215,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$70,833
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Wisconsin, United States, Chief Lake is a small census-designated community. Public datasets list a population of roughly 660. Chief Lake maps to 45.939°, -91.336° — squarely within the temperate belt. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,364 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 53% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Population density therefore averages about 12 per km², low overall population density. Total area is recorded as roughly 55.3 km². Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Chief Lake, WI from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Hayward HighHigh · Hayward · 529 students · 12.9:1 ratio
- Hayward PrimaryElementary · Hayward · 416 students · 10.7:1 ratio
- Hayward IntermediateElementary · Hayward · 353 students · 11.8:1 ratio
- Hayward MiddleMiddle · Hayward · 347 students · 10.2:1 ratio
- Hayward Ctr for Individualized LearningOther · Hayward · 229 students · 28.6:1 ratio
- Northern Waters Environmental SchoolHigh · Hayward · 31 students · 10.3:1 ratio
- WOLI/Akii'gikinoo'amaading Environmental SchoolHigh · Hayward · 13 students
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Wisconsin
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Chief Lake

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library