THE DEXTER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Glacial Lake Wisconsin Sand Plain setting.
Dexter town has 34.6 square miles of land in Wood County. Its Census reference point is in Glacial Lake Wisconsin Sand Plain, 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
Dexter and Wood County
Dexter is associated with Wood 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.
Dexter by land and water
The Census records 1 square miles of water within Dexter, or 2.8% of its total area. It is 0.8 percentage points higher than the 2% recorded for Wood County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Dexter town has 17.4 times the land area of nearby Pittsville city (1.99 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

