THE STOCKTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Central Sand Ridges setting.
Stockton town has 57.1 square miles of land in Portage County. Its Census reference point is in Central Sand Ridges, 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
Stockton and Portage County
Stockton is associated with Portage 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.
Stockton by land and water
The Census records 0.22 square miles of water within Stockton, or 0.4% of its total area. It is 2.3 percentage points lower than the 2.7% recorded for Portage County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Stockton town has 46.2 times the land area of nearby Amherst Junction village (1.24 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

