THE BIG LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Anoka Sand Plain and Mississippi Valley Outwash setting.
Big Lake township has 38.3 square miles of land in Sherburne County. Its Census reference point is in Anoka Sand Plain and Mississippi Valley Outwash, within North Central Hardwood Forests.
This transition between northern forests and southern farming country includes lakes, wetlands and hardwood woodland. Glacial landforms support a mosaic of open land and wooded areas.
Regional context: North Central Hardwood Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Big Lake and Sherburne County
Big Lake is associated with Sherburne 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.
Big Lake by land and water
The Census records 1.71 square miles of water within Big Lake, or 4.3% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points higher than the 4% recorded for Sherburne County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Big Lake township has 5.3 times the land area of nearby Big Lake city (7.23 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.