THE WISCONSIN DELLS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Glacial Lake Wisconsin Sand Plain setting.
Wisconsin Dells city has 7.84 square miles of land in Adams County, Columbia County, Juneau County, Sauk County. Its Census reference point is in Glacial Lake Wisconsin Sand 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
One place name. 4 county geographies.
Wisconsin Dells intersects 4 county geographies: Adams County, Columbia County, Juneau County, Sauk County. A Wisconsin Dells mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Wisconsin Dells by land and water
The Census records 0.34 square miles of water within Wisconsin Dells, or 4.2% of its total area. It is 13.1 percentage points lower than the 17.3% recorded for Wisconsin. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Wisconsin Dells city has 1 times the land area of nearby Lake Delton village (7.65 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

