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Ladysmith is a city and the county seat of Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,216 at the 2020 census.

The Flambeau Copper Mine was operated by Kennecott from 1993 to 1997. This was a very rich volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposit, so rich that the ore was shipped directly to the smelter. Flambeau Mine has since been closed and the site reclaimed and planted. It now has walking trails.

On September 2, 2002, a tornado rated at F3 strength destroyed much of Ladysmith's downtown area. Overall damage was estimated at $20 million, but there were no fatalities.

On May 1, 2020, Dominick Black purchased a Smith and Wesson M&P 15 rifle at the Ace Hardware located in Ladysmith. This rifle would later be fired by 17 year old Kyle Rittenhouse during unrest in Kenosha following the shooting of Jacob Blake. Black purchased the weapon using money given to him by Kyle Rittenhouse, and had an agreement that Kyle would take possession of the rifle when he turned 18.

Ladysmith is located at
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 4.59 square miles (12 km2), of which 4.21 square miles (11 km2) is land and 0.38 square miles (1 km2) is water. U. S. Highway 8 and Wisconsin Highway 27 are the main routes in the community. Ladysmith is along the Flambeau River.

As of the census of 2010, there were 3,414 people, 1,527 households, and 806 families living in the city. The population density was There were 1,667 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the city was 96.3% White, 0.6% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population. There were 1,527 households, of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.1% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.2% were non families. 41.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.86. The median age in the city was 43.8 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.9% were from 25 to 44; 25.7% were from 45 to 64; and 23% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.6% male and 54.4% female.

As of the census Silver Lake itself closed in 2020, and North Cedar Academy now occupies Mount Senario's old campus, passed on its collaboration with the UW System and provides "BluGold" Guarantee Transfer Program.