THE FAIRBANKS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Upper Wolf River Stagnation Moraine setting.
Fairbanks town has 34.2 square miles of land in Shawano County. Its Census reference point is in Upper Wolf River Stagnation Moraine, 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
Fairbanks and Shawano County
Fairbanks is associated with Shawano 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.
Fairbanks by land and water
The Census records 0.07 square miles of water within Fairbanks, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 1.6 percentage points lower than the 1.8% recorded for Shawano County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Fairbanks town has 18.7 times the land area of nearby Tigerton village (1.82 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

