THE FORD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chippewa Lobe Rocky Ground Moraines setting.
Ford town has 32.8 square miles of land in Taylor County. Its Census reference point is in Chippewa Lobe Rocky Ground Moraines, 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
Ford and Taylor County
Ford is associated with Taylor 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.
Ford by land and water
The Census records 2.29 square miles of water within Ford, or 6.5% of its total area. It is 5.6 percentage points higher than the 1% recorded for Taylor County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Ford town has 14 times the land area of nearby Gilman village (2.34 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

