THE BELLE PRAIRIE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Minnesota/Wisconsin Upland Till Plain setting.
Belle Prairie township has 43 square miles of land in Morrison County. Its Census reference point is in Minnesota/Wisconsin Upland Till Plain, 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
Belle Prairie and Morrison County
Belle Prairie is associated with Morrison 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.
Belle Prairie by land and water
The Census records 0.49 square miles of water within Belle Prairie, or 1.1% of its total area. It is 1.3 percentage points lower than the 2.5% recorded for Morrison County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Belle Prairie township has 2.7 times the land area of nearby Green Prairie township (16.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

