THE CHIEF LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chippewa Lobe Rocky Ground Moraines setting.
Chief Lake CDP has 21.3 square miles of land in Sawyer County. Its Census reference point is in Chippewa Lobe Rocky Ground Moraines, 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
Chief Lake and Sawyer County
Chief Lake is associated with Sawyer 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.
Chief Lake by land and water
The Census records 2.85 square miles of water within Chief Lake, or 11.8% of its total area. It is 4.9 percentage points higher than the 6.9% recorded for Sawyer County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Chief Lake CDP has 2.4 times the land area of nearby Little Round Lake CDP (9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

