THE RHINELANDER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Wisconsin Highlands Lakes Country setting.
Rhinelander city has 9.11 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
Rhinelander and Oneida County
Rhinelander 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.
Rhinelander by land and water
The Census records 0.26 square miles of water within Rhinelander, or 2.8% of its total area. It is 7.1 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, Rhinelander city has 32.5% of the land area of nearby Crescent town (28.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

