THE OSHKOSH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Lake Michigan Lacustrine Clay Plain setting.
Oshkosh town has 9.23 square miles of land in Winnebago County. Its Census reference point is in Lake Michigan Lacustrine Clay 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
Oshkosh and Winnebago County
Oshkosh is associated with Winnebago 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.
Oshkosh by land and water
The Census records 50.5 square miles of water within Oshkosh, or 84.6% of its total area. It is 59.7 percentage points higher than the 24.9% recorded for Winnebago County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Oshkosh town has 33.2% of the land area of nearby Oshkosh city (27.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

