Ashland County, Wisconsin property search
Search an address or an owner in Ashland County, Wisconsin with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 21,298 lots are mapped here, covering 659,850 acres. 3,903 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Ashland County received $422,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 52 recipients. 12,127 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Switzerland. Crop insurance paid $179,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 21,298
- Lots mapped
- 659,850
- Acres
- 3,903
- Institutional
Land use in Ashland County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Ashland County, Wisconsin| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 1 | 6,925 | 13,169 |
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| 6 | 1,550 | 39,680 |
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| 1,6 | 1,294 | 23,327 |
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| 5,6 | 1,141 | 39,361 |
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| 1,5,6 | 722 | 21,172 |
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| 2 | 702 | 2,115 |
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| 4,5M | 413 | 13,119 |
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| 5 | 349 | 8,942 |
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| 4 | 314 | 8,772 |
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| 1,4,5M | 270 | 7,550 |
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| 4,5,5M | 220 | 7,731 |
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| 4,5 | 204 | 6,725 |
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Largest landowners in Ashland County
Largest landowners by acreage in Ashland County, Wisconsin| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| ASHLAND COUNTY FOREST | 226 | 39,835 |
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| STATE OF WISCONSIN | 201 | 13,238 |
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| RGGS LAND & MINERALS LTD L P | 214 | 8,178 |
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| LA POINTE IRON COMPANY | 112 | 4,404 |
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| FUND VIII LAKE NEWCO LLC | 101 | 4,049 |
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| STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | 34 | 2,792 |
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| MADELINE ISLAND WILDERNESS PRESERVE INC | 90 | 2,701 |
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| MARENGO DEVL CO LTD | 69 | 2,656 |
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| TRI-STATE HOLDINGS LLC | 80 | 2,341 |
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| BONNIWELL PROPERTIES LLC | 39 | 1,528 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Wisconsin
Federal farm payments in Ashland County
- $422K
- Paid in 2025
- 52
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Ashland County, Wisconsin, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $276K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $78K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $43K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $21K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $4K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Ashland County
- 12,127
- Acres disclosed
- 3
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Ashland County, Wisconsin, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Switzerland | 7,841 |
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| Denmark | 4,285 |
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| Sweden | 1 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Ashland County, Wisconsin| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| KN Forest Conservation, LLC (SWITZERLAND) | 7,841 |
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| NORTHWOODS, ATP, L.P. (DENMARK) | 4,285 |
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| STORA ENSO NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION (SWEDEN) | 1 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Ashland County
- 18
- Policies
- 4,666
- Insured acres
- $179K
- Claims paid
- 0.58
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Ashland County, Wisconsin, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| All Other Crops | $179K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 16
- Substations
- 161 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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Ashland County last published these records on June 22, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.