Welcome to the Town of Washington
Door County, Wisconsin
Washington Island
The Town of Washington is an island community located about 7 miles northeast of Door County. The island has a year-round population of about 783 people, and is about 23.5 square miles. Washington Island is the largest of 6 islands, including Detroit, Rock, Plum, Pilot, and Hog, that make up the Township.
BURN BAN IN EFFECT
Due to the Wisconsin DNR raising the fire danger level to high a burn ban is currently in effect for the Town of Washington.
Airport Master Plan
Washington Island Airport (2P2) is a public-use airport serving the Town of Washington in Door County, Wisconsin. The airport, which is owned and operated by the Town of Washington, provides one of two methods for accessing the island, with a vehicle ferry providing the other means of access. There are two turf runways, each measuring approximately 2,250 feet in length and 150 feet in width. The airport is classified as a general aviation facility in the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). Its primary role is to meet the needs of general aviation, which includes recreational flying, flight training, and emergency transport.
The Town of Washington, in coordination with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's Bureau of Aeronautics (BOA), is undertaking an update to the airport's Master Plan and associated Airport Layout Plan (ALP) to address short- and long-term needs at the airport. These documents are required to be updated by the FAA to ensure the airport is operating safely and efficiently and is able to meet current and future aviation needs.
News and Notices
Washington Island Airport Master Plan Public Information Workshop - Thursday, May 21, 2026, 4 PM in the Rutledge Room
Love the history of Washington Island? Enjoy talking to visitors? Your Town Museums need you! Come and be a docent for Jacobsens and/or Jackson Harbor Maritime Museums for the 2026 season (Early June until mid-October)
For more information contact: Nina Botting Herbst Director, Town Museums Call/Text: 312 622 3039 Email: museums@washingtonisland-wi.gov
Solicitation for Interest in Serving on the Town of Washington Community Center Committee
There is an opening for community volunteers to serve on the Town of Washington Community Center Committee.
If you are interested in serving on the committee, please submit a letter of self-nomination to the Town Office at 910 Main Road, PO Box 220, Washington Island WI, 54246 or email townoffice@washingtonisland-wi.gov.
Solicitation for Interest in Serving on the Town of Washington Economic Development Committee
There is an opening for community volunteers to serve on the Town of Washington Economic Development Committee.
If you are interested in serving on the committee, please submit a letter of self-nomination to the Town Office at 910 Main Road, PO Box 220, Washington Island WI, 54246 or email townoffice@washingtonisland-wi.gov.
Board of Review - Meet to Adjourn
Door County Public Health Immunization Clinics on Washington Island - 1st Thursday of every other month (even months) by appointment only.
Video on the NexTrex Recycling Program
Contact us.
townoffice@washingtonisland-wi.gov
(920) 847-2522
910 Main Road, PO Box 220
Washington Island, WI 54246
Monday - Friday
8am - 4pm