Washburn is a town in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 304 people, 116 households, and 88 families residing in the town.

There were 189 housing units at an average density of 5.2 per square mile (2.0/km2).

21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 11.8% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 8.5% of those 65 or over.