[5] Shell Lake Municipal Airport (KSSQ) serves the county and surrounding communities.

33.9% were of German, 11.4% Norwegian, 7.0% Irish, 6.2% Swedish, 6.1% English and 5.6% American ancestry.

26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[12] Additionally, there were fewer than five reported induced abortions performed on women of Washburn County residence in 2017.

[13] Between 1964 and 2008, Washburn County backed the nationwide winner in every election except for 1988.

School districts include:[15] In 1918, the loss of the SS Tuscania prompted the county to burn its German textbooks as part of anti-German sentiment in World War I.