THE HUGHES LAND BRIEF
Land in the
St. Croix Pine Barrens setting.
Hughes town has 52.3 square miles of land in Bayfield County. Its Census reference point is in St. Croix Pine Barrens, 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
Hughes and Bayfield County
Hughes is associated with Bayfield 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.
Hughes by land and water
The Census records 1.26 square miles of water within Hughes, or 2.4% of its total area. It is 25.3 percentage points lower than the 27.6% recorded for Bayfield County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hughes town has 19.7 times the land area of nearby Brule CDP (2.65 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

