THE WINTER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chippewa Lobe Rocky Ground Moraines setting.
Winter town has 279.7 square miles of land in Sawyer County. Its Census reference point is in Chippewa Lobe Rocky Ground Moraines, 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
Winter and Sawyer County
Winter is associated with Sawyer 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.
Winter by land and water
The Census records 5.38 square miles of water within Winter, or 1.9% of its total area. It is 5 percentage points lower than the 6.9% recorded for Sawyer County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Winter town has 353.1 times the land area of nearby Winter village (0.79 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

