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History · Little Round Lake

Half of Little Round Lake’s homes were built after 1989

Most of Little Round Lake was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1989. Below: maps from 1971 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Little Round Lake’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Little Round Lake are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Little Round Lake, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Little Round Lake yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Little Round Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Bass Lake, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,242 at the 2020 census. It is the largest community on the reservation of the federally recognized tribe of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,081 to 1,242 (+15%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Little Round Lake on the map, 1971 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Little Round Lake. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Little Round Lake on the 1971 USGS mapLittle Round Lake on the 1980 USGS map1971Chief Lake sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Little Round Lake.

People over time

Little Round Lake, census by census

02004006008001,0001,20020002020Peak: 1,242

Between 948 and 1,242 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Little Round Lake’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Little Round Lake

Nobody well known was born in Little Round Lake itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Sean DuffyAmerican politician, former sports commentator … · b. 1971
Lou ConterAmerican Navy Lieutenant commander · b. 1921
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Dan PlanteAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1971
J. R. SalzmanRecipient of the Purple Heart medal · b. 1979
Ed CannadayAmerican politician · b. 1940
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William W. McCutcheonAmerican politician from Minnesota · b. 1926
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Chief LakeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHaywardIts storyCBass LakeIts storyC

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.