THE DEWEY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
St. Croix Stagnation Moraines setting.
Dewey town has 36.3 square miles of land in Burnett County. Its Census reference point is in St. Croix Stagnation Moraines, 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
Dewey and Burnett County
Dewey is associated with Burnett 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.
Dewey by land and water
The Census records 0.53 square miles of water within Dewey, or 1.4% of its total area. It is 5.2 percentage points lower than the 6.7% recorded for Burnett County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Dewey town has 1.1 times the land area of nearby Bashaw town (33.2 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

