THE MANITOWISH WATERS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Wisconsin Highlands Lakes Country setting.
Manitowish Waters town has 28.8 square miles of land in Vilas County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Wisconsin Highlands Lakes Country, 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
Manitowish Waters and Vilas County
Manitowish Waters is associated with Vilas 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.
Manitowish Waters by land and water
The Census records 7.05 square miles of water within Manitowish Waters, or 19.7% of its total area. It is 4 percentage points higher than the 15.7% recorded for Vilas County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Manitowish Waters town has 61.5% of the land area of nearby Winchester town (46.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.