THE ELLSBOROUGH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Prairie Coteau setting.
Ellsborough township has 35.3 square miles of land in Murray County. Its Census reference point is in Prairie Coteau, within Northern Glaciated Plains.
Flat to gently rolling glacial terrain supports a prairie transition between taller and shorter grasses. Many temporary and seasonal wetlands occupy depressions left in the glacial landscape.
Regional context: Northern Glaciated Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Ellsborough and Murray County
Ellsborough is associated with Murray 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.
Ellsborough by land and water
The Census records 0.62 square miles of water within Ellsborough, or 1.7% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points lower than the 2.1% recorded for Murray County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Ellsborough township has 98.2% of the land area of nearby Cameron township (36 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

