THE HAWTHORNE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Minnesota/Wisconsin Upland Till Plain setting.
Hawthorne town has 45.7 square miles of land in Douglas County. Its Census reference point is in Minnesota/Wisconsin Upland Till Plain, 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
Hawthorne and Douglas County
Hawthorne is associated with Douglas 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.
Hawthorne by land and water
The Census records 0.56 square miles of water within Hawthorne, or 1.2% of its total area. It is 10.6 percentage points lower than the 11.9% recorded for Douglas County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hawthorne town has 96% of the land area of nearby Bennett town (47.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

