THE AMHERST JUNCTION LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Central Sand Ridges setting.
Amherst Junction village has 1.24 square miles of land in Portage County. Its Census reference point is in Central Sand Ridges, 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
Amherst Junction and Portage County
Amherst Junction is associated with Portage 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.
Amherst Junction by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Amherst Junction, or 0.6% of its total area. It is 2.1 percentage points lower than the 2.7% recorded for Portage County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Amherst Junction village has 3.3% of the land area of nearby Amherst town (37.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

