Polk County, Wisconsin

Balsam Lake covers over 65 mi (105 km) of shoreline and covering a surface area of 2,054 acre (831 ha) and is the biggest lake in Polk County, Wisconsin. Public access to the lake by boat ramps are on the northwest, southwest and East Balsam. It is fed by natural springs and seepage from wetlands on the southwestern, northeastern and eastern shores. Maximum depth is 37 ft (11 m). Balsam Lake is well known for its great fishing for panfish (bluegill, sunfish, crappie, yellow perch, and bullhead) and sport fish such as largemouth bass, walleye, and northern pike. Other recreational activities such as boating, canoeing, swimming and water-skiing in summer and ice fishing, snowmobiling, and cross-country skiing and the 17.8 mi (29 km) Cattail State Trail. Over fifty businesses line the shore of the lake, including resorts, motels, bait and tackle shops, grocery stores, restaurants, insurance offices, chiropractic, hardware, gas stations, taverns and more The original plat records the Ojibwe Indian name of this place as Innenehinduc. Translated as "Place of the Evergreen", the town and village of Balsam Lake were named after this large lake. Balsam Branch, the main outlet of Balsam Lake is a Class II trout stream.

The Polk County Courthouse is located in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Balsam Lake is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,384 at the 2000 census. The Village of Balsam Lake is located within the town. The unincorporated community of Lykens is also located in the town.

Balsam Lake is a village in, and the county seat of Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,009 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Balsam Lake.

Unity School District is a kindergarten through 12th grade school district located in between Balsam Lake, Wisconsin and Milltown, Wisconsin on Highway 46.

Half Moon Lake is located near Milltown, Wisconsin.

Milltown is a village in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 917 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Milltown.

Lykens is an unincorporated community located in the town of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. Lykens Lake is a 20 acre lake located in Polk County. It has a maximum depth of 10 feet.

Milltown is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,146 at the 2000 census. The village of Milltown is located within the town.

Georgetown is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 977 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Bunyan and Fox Creek are located in the town.

Centuria is a village in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 948 at the 2010 census.

West Denmark is an unincorporated community located in the town of Luck, Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. West Denmark is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.