THE BIRCH CREEK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Blue Hills setting.
Birch Creek town has 44.3 square miles of land in Chippewa County. Its Census reference point is in Blue Hills, 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
Birch Creek and Chippewa County
Birch Creek is associated with Chippewa 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.
Birch Creek by land and water
The Census records 2.27 square miles of water within Birch Creek, or 4.9% of its total area. It is 1.7 percentage points higher than the 3.2% recorded for Chippewa County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Birch Creek town has 45.8 times the land area of nearby Holcombe CDP (0.97 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.