THE HILL LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Itasca and St. Louis Moraines setting.
Hill Lake township has 33.5 square miles of land in Aitkin County. Its Census reference point is in Itasca and St. Louis Moraines, 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
Hill Lake and Aitkin County
Hill Lake is associated with Aitkin 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.
Hill Lake by land and water
The Census records 1.1 square miles of water within Hill Lake, or 3.2% of its total area. It is 5.5 percentage points lower than the 8.7% recorded for Aitkin County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hill Lake township has 30 times the land area of nearby Hill City city (1.11 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

