THE MARION LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Green Bay Till and Lacustrine Plain setting.
Marion city has 2.46 square miles of land in Shawano County, Waupaca County. Its Census reference point is in Green Bay Till and Lacustrine Plain, within North Central Hardwood Forests.
This transition between northern forests and southern farming country includes lakes, wetlands and hardwood woodland. Glacial landforms support a mosaic of open land and wooded areas.
Regional context: North Central Hardwood Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Marion intersects 2 county geographies: Shawano County, Waupaca County. A Marion mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Marion by land and water
The Census records 0.14 square miles of water within Marion, or 5.4% of its total area. It is 11.9 percentage points lower than the 17.3% recorded for Wisconsin. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Marion city has 7.1% of the land area of nearby Dupont town (34.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

