THE BEAR CREEK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chippewa Plains setting.
Bear Creek township has 30.5 square miles of land in Clearwater County. Its Census reference point is in Chippewa Plains, 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
Bear Creek and Clearwater County
Bear Creek is associated with Clearwater 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.
Bear Creek by land and water
The Census records 1.65 square miles of water within Bear Creek, or 5.1% of its total area. It is 2.1 percentage points higher than the 3% recorded for Clearwater County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bear Creek township has 88.8% of the land area of nearby Itasca township (34.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

