THE BELLE PLAINE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Green Bay Till and Lacustrine Plain setting.
Belle Plaine town has 38.4 square miles of land in Shawano County. Its Census reference point is in Green Bay Till and Lacustrine Plain, 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
Belle Plaine and Shawano County
Belle Plaine is associated with Shawano 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.
Belle Plaine by land and water
The Census records 0.79 square miles of water within Belle Plaine, or 2% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points higher than the 1.8% recorded for Shawano County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Belle Plaine town has 32.8 times the land area of nearby Embarrass village (1.17 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

