THE SILVER CREEK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Big Woods setting.
Silver Creek township has 35.9 square miles of land in Wright County. Its Census reference point is in Big Woods, within North Central Hardwood Forests.
This transition between northern forests and southern farming country includes lakes, wetlands and hardwood woodland. Glacial landforms support a mosaic of open land and wooded areas.
Regional context: North Central Hardwood Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Silver Creek and Wright County
Silver Creek is associated with Wright 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.
Silver Creek by land and water
The Census records 3.27 square miles of water within Silver Creek, or 8.3% of its total area. It is 0.9 percentage points higher than the 7.5% recorded for Wright County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Silver Creek township has 24.1 times the land area of nearby Silver Creek CDP (1.49 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.