THE BAYVIEW LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Lake Superior Clay Plain setting.
Bayview town has 41.7 square miles of land in Bayfield County. Its Census reference point is in Lake Superior Clay Plain, 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
Bayview and Bayfield County
Bayview is associated with Bayfield 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.
Bayview by land and water
The Census records 16.9 square miles of water within Bayview, or 28.8% of its total area. It is 1.2 percentage points higher than the 27.6% recorded for Bayfield County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bayview town has 10.7 times the land area of nearby Washburn city (3.91 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

