THE LAKE MILLS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southeastern Wisconsin Savannah and Till Plain setting.
Lake Mills town has 30.3 square miles of land in Jefferson County. Its Census reference point is in Southeastern Wisconsin Savannah and Till Plain, within Southeastern Wisconsin Till Plains.
Glacial till plains support a transition between hardwood forest, oak savanna and prairie landscapes. Rolling farmland and woodland reflect this meeting of ecological regions in southeastern Wisconsin.
Regional context: Southeastern Wisconsin Till Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Lake Mills and Jefferson County
Lake Mills is associated with Jefferson 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.
Lake Mills by land and water
The Census records 2.26 square miles of water within Lake Mills, or 6.9% of its total area. It is 2.4 percentage points higher than the 4.5% recorded for Jefferson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lake Mills town has 7.2 times the land area of nearby Lake Mills city (4.18 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

