Minocqua, Wisconsin
CDP
About Minocqua
Minocqua, WI is a small unincorporated community located in northern Wisconsin.
Minocqua holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.72 square miles.
📰 Minocqua News Today
- Minocqua home total loss after large fire Monday wjfw.com · Aug 12
- State revokes brewing license for liberal provocateur Kirk Bangstad WPR · Jul 27
- Minocqua Brewing’s Bangstad tussles with state alcohol and tax regulators Wisconsin Examiner · Jun 12
- Bangstad’s Minocqua Brewing Company sues over beer seizure WisPolitics · Jun 16
- Minocqua Brewing Company permit revoked by state, Bangstad says Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · Jul 27
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Minocqua Unique
- The only place in America named Minocqua — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northern Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Minocqua
- Norwood Pines Supper Club — american
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Alexander's Pizza — pizza
- Briq's — ice cream (café)
- Caribou Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- El Tarasco — mexican
- Great Northern Coffee Traders — coffee shop (café)
- Hong Kong Buffet — chinese
- Jambo Hut (café)
- Lida's
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Holiday Acres · Theme park
- The Waters Waterpark · Water park
- Wildwood Wildlife Park · Zoo
- Aoudad · Attraction
- Budgie Encounter · Attraction
- Canadian Lynx · Attraction
- Flamingos · Attraction
- Kangaroo · Attraction
- Minocqua Museum · Museum
- Mountian Lion · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Minocqua
- Bearskin Trailhead Park reviews ★
- Cedar Park reviews ★
- Dorwin Park reviews ★
- Finnerud Pine Forest State Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Hazlehurst Town Park reviews ★
- Kemp Natural Resources Station · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Lake Katherine Beach Park reviews ★
- Lakeland Conservancy · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Mercer Lake Springs Fishery Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Minocqua Park Complex reviews ★
- Squirrel River Pines State Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Tomahawk River Pines State Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Minocqua
- Lakeland High
- Lakeland STAR Acad (LSA)
- Lakeland STAR School--Strong Talented Adventurous Remarkable
- Minocqua Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateWisconsin
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.72 sq mi
Coordinates45.8792, -89.7036