THE COMMONWEALTH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Wisconsin/Michigan Pine Barrens setting.
Commonwealth town has 42.5 square miles of land in Florence County. Its Census reference point is in Wisconsin/Michigan Pine Barrens, 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
Commonwealth and Florence County
Commonwealth is associated with Florence 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.
Commonwealth by land and water
The Census records 0.61 square miles of water within Commonwealth, or 1.4% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points lower than the 1.9% recorded for Florence County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Commonwealth town has 15.7 times the land area of nearby Florence CDP (2.71 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

