THE PELICAN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Wisconsin Highlands Lakes Country setting.
Pelican town has 50.3 square miles of land in Oneida 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
Pelican and Oneida County
Pelican is associated with Oneida 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.
Pelican by land and water
The Census records 3.56 square miles of water within Pelican, or 6.6% of its total area. It is 3.3 percentage points lower than the 9.9% recorded for Oneida County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Pelican town has 5.5 times the land area of nearby Rhinelander city (9.11 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

