THE AITKIN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Glacial Lakes Upham and Aitkin setting.
Aitkin township has 31.3 square miles of land in Aitkin County. Its Census reference point is in Glacial Lakes Upham and Aitkin, within Northern Lakes and Forests.
Glacial hills, till plains, sandy outwash and old lake basins create a varied northern landscape. Conifer and hardwood forests surround many lakes across these glacially shaped uplands.
Regional context: Northern Lakes and Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Aitkin and Aitkin County
Aitkin is associated with Aitkin County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Aitkin by land and water
The Census records 2.19 square miles of water within Aitkin, or 6.5% of its total area. It is 2.2 percentage points lower than the 8.7% recorded for Aitkin County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Aitkin township has 10.6 times the land area of nearby Aitkin city (2.96 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

