THE WILNA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Upper St. Lawrence Valley setting.
Wilna town has 78 square miles of land in Jefferson County. Its Census reference point is in Upper St. Lawrence Valley, within Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands.
Glacially shaped lowlands and irregular plains border the Great Lakes and adjacent hills. The lakes influence regional weather, while local landforms reflect both glacial deposits and former shorelines.
Regional context: Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Wilna and Jefferson County
Wilna is associated with Jefferson 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.
Wilna by land and water
The Census records 0.9 square miles of water within Wilna, or 1.1% of its total area. It is 30.6 percentage points lower than the 31.7% recorded for Jefferson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Wilna town has 506.4 times the land area of nearby Herrings CDP (0.15 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

