THE FARIBAULT LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Big Woods setting.
Faribault city has 15.7 square miles of land in Rice 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
Faribault and Rice County
Faribault is associated with Rice 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.
Faribault by land and water
The Census records 0.28 square miles of water within Faribault, or 1.7% of its total area. It is 2.2 percentage points lower than the 3.9% recorded for Rice County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Faribault city has 61% of the land area of nearby Wells township (25.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

