THE LA POINTE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Lake Superior Clay Plain setting.
La Pointe town has 77.8 square miles of land in Ashland County. Its Census reference point is in Lake Superior Clay 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
La Pointe and Ashland County
La Pointe is associated with Ashland 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.
La Pointe by land and water
The Census records 0.39 square miles of water within La Pointe, or 0.5% of its total area. It is 53.9 percentage points lower than the 54.4% recorded for Ashland County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, La Pointe town has 1.6 times the land area of nearby Russell town (49.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.