WeirgorWI
Home to 314 people, the town was settled in 1915.
Is Weirgor a good place to live?
Weirgor’s median age is 60.6 years, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 42.1 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 5 of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower January low than Weirgor. The biggest park or preserve is Weirgor Springs Wildlife Area, at 1,645 acres. Weirgor has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
314 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Weirgor: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Weirgor, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Weirgor.
Most of Weirgor’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Weirgor: one in ten residents live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 32 miles away. Its typical journey to work comes in at 28 minutes. The top destinations are Hayward (15%), Radisson (7%) and Winter (5%).
| Weirgor | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Weirgor has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from cold waves
Weirgor’s FEMA risk score comes in at 70 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 57% come from cold waves and 36% from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Weirgor after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2000.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Weirgor
July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 2° and about 67 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults report frequent physical distress in Weirgor than in most of Wisconsin or the rest of the country
In Weirgor, 16% of adults binge drink. Among 358 Wisconsin towns, just 7 have a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Weirgor. 42% of adults in the town have high blood pressure; 15% have diabetes. The town does better than the Wisconsin average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 14.
| Weirgor | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Weirgor | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 15.9% | 19% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.3% | 77.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conservation land takes up 9.2% of Weirgor
Trails run 2.1 miles in 1 park or preserve. In Weirgor, the trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Weirgor | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.2% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Weirgor Springs Wildlife Area | — | 1,645 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Weirgor
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Weirgor; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Weirgor residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
100% of working residents leave Weirgor for work
Where Weirgor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Weirgor
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Weirgor is a town in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 311 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,214 ft
Questions about Weirgor
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Weirgor, WI a good place to live?
Weirgor has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.