Balsam Lake is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,384 people, 529 households, and 402 families residing in the town.

There were 1,018 housing units at an average density of 34.2 per square mile (13.2/km2).

The racial makeup of the town was 96.89% White, 0.29% Black or African American, 1.37% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races.

19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.