THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
St. Croix Stagnation Moraines setting.
Columbia Heights city has 3.41 square miles of land in Anoka County. Its Census reference point is in St. Croix Stagnation Moraines, 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
Columbia Heights and Anoka County
Columbia Heights is associated with Anoka 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.
Columbia Heights by land and water
The Census records 0.11 square miles of water within Columbia Heights, or 3.1% of its total area. It is 2.3 percentage points lower than the 5.4% recorded for Anoka County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Columbia Heights city has 28.6 times the land area of nearby Hilltop city (0.12 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

