Cedar Lake is a town in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 948 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Angus and Mikana are located in the town.HistoryThe Ojibwa were among the first to inhabit the area. In the late 1860s the town developed from the logging industry.S.A. Jewett Company established two logging camps in the area in 1875. Knapp, Stout & Co. purchased the S.A. Jewett Company and continued logging in the area until 1900.GeographyThe town of Cedar Lake occupies the northeast corner of Barron County. Red Cedar Lake is in the eastern part of the town, running north-south across nearly the entire town and ending in the south in the connected Hemlock Lake. The outlet of the lake, at Mikana just east of the geographic center of the town, is the source of the Red Cedar River, a tributary of the Chippewa River.Wisconsin Highway 48 crosses the town from north to south, passing through Angus and Mikana.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 91.7sqkm, of which 81.1sqkm is land and 10.5sqkm, or 11.48%, is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 944 people, 395 households, and 304 families residing in the town. The population density was 30.1 people per square mile (11.6/km²). There were 765 housing units at an average density of 24.4 per square mile (9.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.79% White, 0.11% Native American, and 0.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.11% of the population.
