Vilas County, Wisconsin property search
Search an address or an owner in Vilas County, Wisconsin with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 49,825 lots are mapped here, covering 661,948 acres. 10,335 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Vilas County received $164,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 5 recipients. 4,444 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Switzerland.
- 49,825
- Lots mapped
- 661,948
- Acres
- 10,335
- Institutional
Land use in Vilas County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Vilas County, Wisconsin| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 1 | 34,011 | 100,953 |
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| 2 | 1,592 | 6,749 |
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| 6 | 1,479 | 46,045 |
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| 1,6 | 716 | 15,640 |
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| 5,6 | 496 | 16,629 |
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| 1,5,6 | 367 | 12,163 |
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| 1,5 | 125 | 1,484 |
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| 5 | 103 | 2,187 |
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| 3 | 39 | 212 |
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| 4 | 37 | 800 |
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| 2,6 | 26 | 660 |
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| 1,4,5M | 25 | 817 |
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Largest landowners in Vilas County
Largest landowners by acreage in Vilas County, Wisconsin| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF WISCONSIN | 2,139 | 114,979 |
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| VILAS COUNTY CFL | 681 | 38,559 |
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| STATE OF WISCONSIN DNR | 686 | 23,273 |
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| DAIRYMENS INC | 108 | 4,973 |
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| WISCONSIN STATE OF CONSERVATION COMMISSION | 99 | 4,548 |
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| TAHLTAN LAND O LAKES LLC | 79 | 4,268 |
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| STATE OF WISCONSIN BOC OF PUBLIC LANDS | 98 | 3,364 |
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| RAINBO LODGE | 68 | 2,487 |
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| WISCONSIN DNR STATE OF CONSERVATION COMM | 53 | 2,426 |
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| NATURE CONSERVANCY OF WI INC | 15 | 2,159 |
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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 Vilas County
- $164K
- Paid in 2025
- 5
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Vilas County, Wisconsin, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $162K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $2K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $127 |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Vilas County
- 4,444
- Acres disclosed
- 6
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Vilas County, Wisconsin, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Switzerland | 3,400 |
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| Liechtenstein | 398 |
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| Finland | 292 |
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| Germany | 223 |
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| France | 74 |
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| Sweden | 57 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Vilas County, Wisconsin| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| KN Forest Conservation, LLC (SWITZERLAND) | 3,400 |
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| WISCONSIN VALLEY IMPROVEMENT COMPANY (FINLAND) | 292 |
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| STORA ENSO NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION (SWEDEN) | 57 |
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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 Vilas County
- 6
- Policies
- 783
- Insured acres
USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 9
- Substations
- 138 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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Vilas County last published these records on June 22, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.