Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Russell is a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,216 at the 2000 census. Red Cliff is located in Russell. Red Cliff is the administrative center of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Wisconsin Highway 13 serves as a main arterial route in the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 100.1 square miles (259.4 km²), of which, 49.8 square miles (129.1 km²) of it is land and 50.3 square miles (130.3 km²) of it (50.24%) is water.