THE GRAND RAPIDS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Glacial Lake Wisconsin Sand Plain setting.
Grand Rapids town has 20.1 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
Grand Rapids and Wood County
Grand Rapids 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.
Grand Rapids by land and water
The Census records 0.2 square miles of water within Grand Rapids, or 1% of its total area. It is 1 percentage points lower than the 2% recorded for Wood County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Grand Rapids town has 4.9 times the land area of nearby Lake Wazeecha CDP (4.15 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

