THE GRAND LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Toimi Drumlins setting.
Grand Lake township has 66.1 square miles of land in St. Louis County. Its Census reference point is in Toimi Drumlins, 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
Grand Lake and St. Louis County
Grand Lake is associated with St. Louis 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.
Grand Lake by land and water
The Census records 5.56 square miles of water within Grand Lake, or 7.8% of its total area. It is 1.2 percentage points lower than the 8.9% recorded for St. Louis County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Grand Lake township has 2.2 times the land area of nearby Canosia township (30.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

