THE RIB MOUNTAIN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Central Wisconsin Undulating Till Plain setting.
Rib Mountain village has 24.5 square miles of land in Marathon County. Its Census reference point is in Central Wisconsin Undulating Till 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
Rib Mountain and Marathon County
Rib Mountain is associated with Marathon 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.
Rib Mountain by land and water
The Census records 1.19 square miles of water within Rib Mountain, or 4.6% of its total area. It is 2.7 percentage points higher than the 2% recorded for Marathon County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Rib Mountain village has 11.6 times the land area of nearby Schofield city (2.12 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

