THE FORT RIPLEY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Minnesota/Wisconsin Upland Till Plain setting.
Fort Ripley township has 22.1 square miles of land in Crow Wing County. Its Census reference point is in Minnesota/Wisconsin Upland Till Plain, within Northern Lakes and Forests.
Glacial hills, till plains, sandy outwash and old lake basins create a varied northern landscape. Conifer and hardwood forests surround many lakes across these glacially shaped uplands.
Regional context: Northern Lakes and Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Fort Ripley and Crow Wing County
Fort Ripley is associated with Crow Wing 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.
Fort Ripley by land and water
The Census records 1.68 square miles of water within Fort Ripley, or 7.1% of its total area. It is 6.6 percentage points lower than the 13.7% recorded for Crow Wing County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Fort Ripley township has 17.1 times the land area of nearby Fort Ripley city (1.29 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

