Wood River is a town in Burnett County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

Wood River is located in southwestern Burnett County.

[3] As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 974 people, 374 households, and 277 families residing in the town.

There were 546 housing units at an average density of 16.0 per square mile (6.2/km2).

21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.