Bayfield County, Wisconsin property search
Search an address or an owner in Bayfield County, Wisconsin with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 35,807 lots are mapped here, covering 934,387 acres. 7,598 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Bayfield County received $651,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 71 recipients. 11,524 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Finland. Crop insurance paid $457,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 35,807
- Lots mapped
- 934,387
- Acres
- 7,598
- Institutional
Land use in Bayfield County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Bayfield County, Wisconsin| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 1 | 12,107 | 29,990 |
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| 6 | 4,398 | 107,091 |
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| 1,6 | 2,690 | 51,894 |
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| 5,6 | 1,022 | 34,364 |
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| 2 | 924 | 1,339 |
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| 4 | 921 | 24,565 |
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| 4,5M | 696 | 21,049 |
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| 1,5,6 | 598 | 17,124 |
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| 1,4 | 383 | 6,785 |
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| 5 | 356 | 6,239 |
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| 1,4,5M | 344 | 9,711 |
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| 4,5 | 333 | 9,940 |
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Largest landowners in Bayfield County
Largest landowners by acreage in Bayfield County, Wisconsin| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| BAYFIELD COUNTY | 1,663 | 176,844 |
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| D N R STATE OF WISCONSIN | 629 | 19,670 |
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| WISKHERT CORP | 325 | 12,025 |
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| WISCONSIN NORTHERN HIGHLANDS NMTC LLC | 267 | 10,238 |
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| JOHNSON-KELAND LAND CO INC | 103 | 3,931 |
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| BRULE RIVER LLC | 78 | 3,060 |
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| KN FOREST CONSERVATION LLC | 73 | 2,938 |
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| CONSERVATION COMMISSION STATE OF WISCONSIN | 83 | 2,894 |
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| C T D LLC | 91 | 2,561 |
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| SATELLITE PROPERTIES LLC | 69 | 2,539 |
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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 Bayfield County
- $651K
- Paid in 2025
- 71
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $318K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $130K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $89K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $68K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $46K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Bayfield County
- 11,524
- Acres disclosed
- 6
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Finland | 4,828 |
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| No predominant country code | 3,112 |
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| Switzerland | 2,944 |
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| Germany | 560 |
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| Japan | 80 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Bayfield County, Wisconsin| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| STORA ENSO NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION (FINLAND) | 4,828 |
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| Brule River LLC (999 - NO PREDOMINANT COUNTRY CODE) | 3,112 |
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| KN Forest Conservation, LLC (SWITZERLAND) | 2,944 |
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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 Bayfield County
- 21
- Policies
- 3,988
- Insured acres
- $457K
- Claims paid
- 1.68
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| All Other Crops | $457K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 31
- Substations
- 115 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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Bayfield County last published these records on June 22, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.