Blog · October 14, 2026 · Wisconsin
St. Croix County Township Map in Wisconsin
How to tell which township a parcel in St. Croix County sits in, and what that means near Hammond.
Main page: St. Croix County, WI GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, St. Croix County facts and neighboring maps).
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A St. Croix County township map search near River Falls commonly starts with a tax bill or a deed that names a township. Here's how to see township lines for St. Croix County, Wisconsin, on free official maps.
How to use the St. Croix County township map
Where civil townships exist in the county, they are named local units, and their duties near Baldwin depend on Wisconsin law. Rural land in St. Croix County sits on the Public Land Survey System, where a survey township is about 6 miles square, split into 36 sections of about 640 acres.
Step one: the free St. Croix County viewer
The county's own public map is the St. Croix County Beacon site, built on Schneider Geospatial's Beacon platform, and it opens without an account for parcels in Deer Park and the rest of the county. Search a Glenwood City address on the county search page, read the report, then jump to the map to see that parcel's outline. Our St. Croix County, WI page keeps the official link and the maps next door to Glenwood City in one place.
How to look up a township in St. Croix County
On the St. Croix County Beacon site, the parcel record for a parcel near New Richmond usually lists the township, and many viewers draw township lines as a layer. Some St. Croix County viewers include a PLSS layer that labels sections, which is useful when a deed near Baldwin cites T and R numbers.
Tracts that cross the St. Croix County line
A farm near the county line can carry separate records in Washington County, MN, Barron County, and Dunn County as well. Our Wisconsin page links each map neighboring St. Croix County.
Taxes, permits and township lines
Township lines near Baldwin decide which local office you deal with, so look it up before you call about land near Boardman. When you compare tax bills for land near New Richmond, check whether the parcels sit in the same township; levies can differ across the line.
Reading sections near New Richmond
Near New Richmond, section 1 sits in the northeast corner of a survey township, with the count snaking back and forth to 36 in the southeast. Calls like 'NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4' near New Richmond read backward: the final quarter listed is the largest piece. Correction lines and irregular sections exist, so a section near Glenwood City may not be exactly 640 acres.
Township records near River Falls
Older deeds near River Falls may name a township differently than today's St. Croix County records, so compare the legal description too. For property tax questions, the township shown on the county record for a parcel near River Falls is the one that counts.
What drives land use around Hudson
County Business Patterns counted 2,411 business establishments in St. Croix County for 2022, led by construction, retail trade, and health care and social assistance. Plastics and rubber products manufacturing and electrical equipment manufacturing make up an above-average share of St. Croix County businesses, a clue to how land around Baldwin gets used.
Getting oriented in St. Croix County, WI
From Hudson, the seat of the county, the map spreads out to Glenwood City, New Richmond, River Falls, and Baldwin. Smaller places such as Emerald, Houlton, and Boardman appear on the county map as little clusters of lots. Census Bureau estimates put St. Croix County at about 96,763 residents in 2023 on approximately 722 square miles of land. The St. Croix County map mixes subdivision lots near Deer Park with farm and wooded tracts farther out. St. Croix County was organized in 1849, so deeds for older farms near Glenwood City can run back a long way.
St. Croix County township map questions
Does a St. Croix County mailing town match the township?
Postal towns and township lines in St. Croix County don't always match; the parcel record lists the township for taxes.
How many acres is a section in St. Croix County?
Roughly 640 acres per section in St. Croix County; real sections vary a bit since of survey corrections.
What is a survey township in St. Croix County?
It's a Public Land Survey System block about 6 miles square with 36 sections, used to describe St. Croix County land.
Which township is my house near Baldwin in?
Click the parcel on the St. Croix County Beacon site; the St. Croix County record usually names the township.
Open the official St. Croix County, WI parcel map St. Croix County in the Platbookmapper directory
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.