THE WASHINGTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Green Bay Till and Lacustrine Plain setting.
Washington town has 35.1 square miles of land in Shawano County. Its Census reference point is in Green Bay Till and Lacustrine 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
Washington and Shawano County
Washington is associated with Shawano 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.
Washington by land and water
The Census records 3.58 square miles of water within Washington, or 9.3% of its total area. It is 7.5 percentage points higher than the 1.8% recorded for Shawano County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Washington town has 19.6 times the land area of nearby Cecil village (1.79 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

