THE PORT EDWARDS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Glacial Lake Wisconsin Sand Plain setting.
Port Edwards village has 5.98 square miles of land in Wood County. Its Census reference point is in Glacial Lake Wisconsin Sand 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
Port Edwards and Wood County
Port Edwards is associated with Wood 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.
Port Edwards by land and water
The Census records 1.23 square miles of water within Port Edwards, or 17.1% of its total area. It is 15.1 percentage points higher than the 2% recorded for Wood County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Port Edwards village has 43% of the land area of nearby Wisconsin Rapids city (13.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.