THE ELYSIAN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Big Woods setting.
Elysian city has 1.18 square miles of land in Le Sueur County, Waseca County. Its Census reference point is in Big Woods, 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
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Elysian intersects 2 county geographies: Le Sueur County, Waseca County. A Elysian mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Elysian by land and water
The Census records 0.26 square miles of water within Elysian, or 18.1% of its total area. It is 9.7 percentage points higher than the 8.4% recorded for Minnesota. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Elysian city has 3.9% of the land area of nearby Elysian township (30 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

