King is a town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 855 at the 2010 census. King is in northern Lincoln County, bordered to the north by Oneida County. It is 9 miles northeast of the city of Tomahawk. U.S. Routes 51 and 8 intersect in the northwest corner of the town. US 51 leads north 26 miles to Woodruff and south the same di…King is a town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 855 at the 2010 census. King is in northern Lincoln County, bordered to the north by Oneida County. It is 9 miles northeast of the city of Tomahawk. U.S. Routes 51 and 8 intersect in the northwest corner of the town. US 51 leads north 26 miles to Woodruff and south the same distance to Merrill, the Lincoln county seat, while US 8 leads northeast 15 miles to Rhinelander and west 31 miles to Prentice.