THE BIWABIK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Mesabi Range setting.
Biwabik city has 8.76 square miles of land in St. Louis County. Its Census reference point is in Mesabi Range, 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
Biwabik and St. Louis County
Biwabik is associated with St. Louis 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.
Biwabik by land and water
The Census records 1.17 square miles of water within Biwabik, or 11.8% of its total area. It is 2.9 percentage points higher than the 8.9% recorded for St. Louis County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Biwabik city has 6.1 times the land area of nearby McKinley city (1.43 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

