THE CHETEK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Blue Hills setting.
Chetek town has 30.5 square miles of land in Barron 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
Chetek and Barron County
Chetek is associated with Barron 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.
Chetek by land and water
The Census records 3.1 square miles of water within Chetek, or 9.2% of its total area. It is 6.2 percentage points higher than the 3% recorded for Barron County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Chetek town has 13 times the land area of nearby Chetek city (2.34 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

