THE MERRIMAC LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southeastern Wisconsin Savannah and Till Plain setting.
Merrimac village has 0.82 square miles of land in Sauk 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
Merrimac and Sauk County
Merrimac is associated with Sauk 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.
Merrimac by land and water
The Census records 0.66 square miles of water within Merrimac, or 44.5% of its total area. It is 42.4 percentage points higher than the 2.1% recorded for Sauk County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Merrimac village has 6.1% of the land area of nearby Lake Wisconsin CDP (13.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

