WI · GEOID 55061

Kewaunee County area

Kewaunee County, Wisconsin covers 1,084.3 square miles: 342.5 square miles of land and 741.8 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area342.5 mi²
Water area741.8 mi²
Total area1,084.3 mi²
National land rank#2703

County outline

Generalized outline of Kewaunee County, Wisconsin
2025 Census cartographic boundary, fitted to this frame. County maps are not at a common scale. The 2026 area measurements below come from the separate Gazetteer release. Map source and limitations.

Where Kewaunee County is located

Kewaunee County highlighted on a map of all U.S. county equivalents. About the maps

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 31.6% of Kewaunee County’s measured area and water for 68.4%. Its combined area converts to 2,808.3 square kilometers or approximately 693,943 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land342.453886.949219,169.9
Water741.8331,921.339474,773.1
Total1,084.2862,808.288693,943

How Kewaunee County compares

By original Census land area, Kewaunee County ranks #66 of 72 in Wisconsin and #2703 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 0.455 times the Wisconsin county-equivalent median of 753 square miles. It accounts for 0.6% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Kewaunee County?

Kewaunee County has more land than 519 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Kewaunee County342.5 mi²
Wisconsin median753 mi²
National median604.5 mi²

A median is the middle county-equivalent measurement, not the average of the largest and smallest. All three bars use the same linear scale. Very small areas may appear as a thin sliver; the labels retain their values.

Does including water change its rank?

Using land plus water places Kewaunee County at #681 nationally by total area, 2,022 places closer to the top than its land rank. The water assigned to this geography moves it ahead of some county equivalents with more land.

Its water share is 68.4%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 67.2 percentage points higher. This describes the statistical geography’s land/water mix, not flood exposure or developable land.

Closest positions in the national land ranking

These entries sit immediately beside Kewaunee County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#2702Atkinson County, Georgia342.7Compare
#2703Kewaunee County, Wisconsin342.5This county
#2704Baker County, Georgia342Compare

Calculated from the same Census release as the area table. Total-area order uses original ALAND + AWATER; water shares and chart labels use published square miles. Calculation details.

Representative coordinates

The Census internal point is 44.605677, -87.448008. It represents a location inside the geography; it is not necessarily the centroid or the address of a courthouse.

Source and precision

U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files, Counties. Original ALAND: 886,948,869 m²; AWATER: 1,921,339,184 m². Rankings use ALAND; exact ties use ascending GEOID. Tables preserve Census-published square miles to three decimals, with conversions based on those values.

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Common questions

How many acres of land are in Kewaunee County?

The land measurement converts to approximately 219,170 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 693,943 acres. One square mile equals 640 acres.

Why might another source show a different area?

Check whether it reports land or total area, its Census vintage, and its rounding. Our guide explains how to reconcile county area figures.

Can this establish a property boundary?

No. Statistical measurements and generalized maps do not establish property lines. Consult the relevant local surveying or land-records authority.

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