Exeland is a village in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 229 at the 2020 census. The only community named Exeland in the United States, the community was founded around 1907 when the Arpin Lumber Company built a logging railroad to the area, which crossed the Wisconsin Central Railroad. The resulting "X" led to the c…Exeland is a village in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 229 at the 2020 census. The only community named Exeland in the United States, the community was founded around 1907 when the Arpin Lumber Company built a logging railroad to the area, which crossed the Wisconsin Central Railroad. The resulting "X" led to the community's name. Exeland became a village in 1920.