THE BERLIN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Drift Plains setting.
Berlin township has 34.5 square miles of land in Sheridan County. Its Census reference point is in Drift Plains, within Northern Glaciated Plains.
Flat to gently rolling glacial terrain supports a prairie transition between taller and shorter grasses. Many temporary and seasonal wetlands occupy depressions left in the glacial landscape.
Regional context: Northern Glaciated Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Berlin and Sheridan County
Berlin is associated with Sheridan 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.
Berlin by land and water
The Census records 1.57 square miles of water within Berlin, or 4.3% of its total area. It is 1 percentage points higher than the 3.3% recorded for Sheridan County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Berlin township has 49.8% of the land area of nearby New Germantown/Schiller township (69.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

