THE FISH LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
McGrath Till Plain and Drumlins setting.
Fish Lake township has 32.2 square miles of land in Chisago County. Its Census reference point is in McGrath Till Plain and Drumlins, 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
Fish Lake and Chisago County
Fish Lake is associated with Chisago 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.
Fish Lake by land and water
The Census records 2.48 square miles of water within Fish Lake, or 7.1% of its total area. It is 0.9 percentage points higher than the 6.2% recorded for Chisago County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Fish Lake township has 1.6 times the land area of nearby Harris city (20 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

