Chippewa County has an 18-digit number edited with 2 dashes for easier reading. All parcels utilize 17 digits. The ALST digit is available for a split if two or more owners are located on the same lot.
The first five digits are an introduction to the general location of a parcel.
- Digit 1: Every parcel number in Chippewa County begins with 2.
- The 2 indicates West of the prime meridian.
- Digit 2 and 3: Indicate the Township Number.
- Chippewa Co. has five township numbers: 28, 29, 30, 31, 32.
- Digit 4 and 5: Indicate the Range Number.
- Chippewa County has six range numbers: 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10.
- Utilizing the first 5 digits brings one to a six-mile square divided into 36 sections.
- Each section is one mile square and contains 640 acres.
- Digits 6 and 7: Represents the Section Number.
- Sections are numbered from 01 through 36 for each six-mile square.
- Digits 8 and 9: Represents Quarter-Quarter Number. The numbers 1,2,3 and 4 are used for the quarter-quarter to show definite locations.
- 1=NE 1/4; 2=NW 1/4; 3=SW 1/4; 4=SE 1/4.
- By combining the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 with each other, one can locate a parcel to the 40-acre square it lies in.
- 11=NE NE 21=NE NW 31=NE SW 41=NE SE.
- 12=NW NE 22=NW NW 32=NW SW 42=NW SE.
- 13=SW NE 23=SW NW 33=SW SW 43=SW SE.
- 14=SE NE 24=SE NW 34=SE SW 44=SE SE.
- Digit 10: Indicates the type of parcel that is being described:
- 0- is used for Metes and Bounds parcels with Digits 11,12,& 13 for a random split number. If a forty has never been split, it is known as a virgin forty and the number ends in 00000000 after the quarter-quarter number. If a parcel has been split off, the parent forty becomes 00020000.
- 5 - is used for Govt Lot that is located along meandered water or along a correctional line.
- 6- indicates a plat along with digits: 11, 12, and 13 used for the plat number. All recorded plats have been assigned a number in order as recorded.
- 6 - Plat continued - Digits: 14 and 15 Blk# - Digits: 16 thru 18 Lot #s and Splits.
- 7 - indicates the parcel is part of a Certified Survey Map along with Digits:
- 11, 12, 13 and 14 used for the map number. Digits: 15 thru 18 Lot #s and Splits.
- 9 - indicates the parcel is a Condominium Unit along with Digits: 11 thru 18 used for structure building and unit numbers.