THE PORT WING LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Lake Superior Clay Plain setting.
Port Wing town has 47.2 square miles of land in Bayfield County. Its Census reference point is in Lake Superior Clay Plain, 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
Port Wing and Bayfield County
Port Wing is associated with Bayfield 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 Wing by land and water
The Census records 0.08 square miles of water within Port Wing, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 27.4 percentage points lower than the 27.6% recorded for Bayfield County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Port Wing town has 41 times the land area of nearby Port Wing CDP (1.15 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

