THE EDGEWATER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Blue Hills setting.
Edgewater town has 47 square miles of land in Sawyer 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
Edgewater and Sawyer County
Edgewater 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.
Edgewater by land and water
The Census records 5.27 square miles of water within Edgewater, or 10.1% of its total area. It is 3.2 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, Edgewater town has 43.5 times the land area of nearby Birchwood village (1.08 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.