THE BIRCH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chippewa Plains setting.
Birch township has 34.2 square miles of land in Beltrami 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
Birch and Beltrami County
Birch is associated with Beltrami 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.
Birch by land and water
The Census records 2 square miles of water within Birch, or 5.5% of its total area. It is 12.5 percentage points lower than the 18% recorded for Beltrami County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Birch township has 98% of the land area of nearby Third River township (34.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

