THE SWISS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
St. Croix Pine Barrens setting.
Swiss town has 57.5 square miles of land in Burnett County. Its Census reference point is in St. Croix Pine Barrens, 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
Swiss and Burnett County
Swiss is associated with Burnett 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.
Swiss by land and water
The Census records 3.28 square miles of water within Swiss, or 5.4% of its total area. It is 1.3 percentage points lower than the 6.7% recorded for Burnett County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Swiss town has 45.6 times the land area of nearby Danbury CDP (1.26 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

