White River is a town in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States.

[4] The census-designated place of Marengo and unincorporated communities of Sanborn and part of Jolmaville are located in the town.

[4] As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 892 people, 281 households, and 207 families residing in the town.

There were 312 housing units at an average density of 7.1 per square mile (2.7/km2).

21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.