Counties: Ashland • Bayfield • Burnett • Douglas • Iron • Price • Rusk • Sawyer • Taylor • Washburn
The Northwest Regional Planning Commission (NWRPC) was created in 1959. It is the oldest planning commission in Wisconsin and one of the first multi-county planning commissions in the nation. The Commission is a cooperative venture of ten counties and five tribal nations.
NWRPC provides a variety of community and regional services focusing on economic, community and business development, transportation, land use, coastal and environmental resources.
(Northwest Regional Planning Commission)
(715) 635-2197
www.nwrpc.com
Population: 179,000
Tribal nations: Bad River, Red Cliff, Lac du Flambeau, Lac Courte Oreilles and St. Croix
Colleges and universities (1): Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WITC)
