Rib Lake, Wisconsin

About Rib Lake

Rib Lake, WI is a tiny community located in northern Wisconsin, home to 913 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Rib Lake holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 1.74 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 525 residents per square mile.

📰 Rib Lake News Today

• Rib Lake Board approves Forest Springs projects on school forest Central Wisconsin News · Oct 7
• Rib Lake Softball Schedule MaxPreps · Oct 1
• Rib Lake Elementary named national reading ‘bright spot’ WEAU · Sep 9
• Haanen’s big night for Hurley spoils homecoming in Rib Lake Central Wisconsin News · Oct 7
• Rib Lake Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Marathon MaxPreps · Oct 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Wisconsin headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Rib Lake Unique

• The only place in America named Rib Lake — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Wisconsin — one of 808 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Rib Lake

• Camp 28
• Mann Made Pizza and Ice Cream — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Rib Lake

• State Ice Age Trail Area - Camp 27 Segment · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Green Grove 4-H Park reviews ★
• Ice Age Park reviews ★
• Lake View Park reviews ★
• Rib Lake School Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Spirit Park reviews ★
• Taylor County Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Veterans' Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Rib Lake

• Rib Lake Elementary
• Rib Lake High
• Rib Lake Middle

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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