THE ERIE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Alexandria Moraines and Detroit Lakes Outwash Plain setting.
Erie township has 32.3 square miles of land in Becker County. Its Census reference point is in Alexandria Moraines and Detroit Lakes Outwash Plain, 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
Erie and Becker County
Erie is associated with Becker 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.
Erie by land and water
The Census records 4.06 square miles of water within Erie, or 11.2% of its total area. It is 2.2 percentage points higher than the 9% recorded for Becker County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Erie township has 1.4 times the land area of nearby Detroit township (22.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

