THE HANOVER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Big Woods setting.
Hanover city has 5.49 square miles of land in Hennepin County, Wright 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
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Hanover intersects 2 county geographies: Hennepin County, Wright County. A Hanover mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Hanover by land and water
The Census records 0.16 square miles of water within Hanover, or 2.8% of its total area. It is 5.6 percentage points lower than the 8.4% recorded for Minnesota. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hanover city has 16.8% of the land area of nearby St. Michael city (32.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

