THE WAKEFIELD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Superior Mineral Ranges setting.
Wakefield city has 7.87 square miles of land in Gogebic County. Its Census reference point is in Superior Mineral Ranges, within Northern Lakes and Forests.
Glacial hills, till plains, sandy outwash and old lake basins create a varied northern landscape. Conifer and hardwood forests surround many lakes across these glacially shaped uplands.
Regional context: Northern Lakes and Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Wakefield and Gogebic County
Wakefield is associated with Gogebic County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Wakefield by land and water
The Census records 0.57 square miles of water within Wakefield, or 6.7% of its total area. It is 18.7 percentage points lower than the 25.4% recorded for Gogebic County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Wakefield city has 13.1 times the land area of nearby Ramsay CDP (0.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

