THE INVER GROVE HEIGHTS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
St. Croix Stagnation Moraines setting.
Inver Grove Heights city has 27.9 square miles of land in Dakota County. Its Census reference point is in St. Croix Stagnation Moraines, 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
Inver Grove Heights and Dakota County
Inver Grove Heights is associated with Dakota 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.
Inver Grove Heights by land and water
The Census records 2.37 square miles of water within Inver Grove Heights, or 7.8% of its total area. It is 3.7 percentage points higher than the 4.1% recorded for Dakota County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Inver Grove Heights city has 9.3 times the land area of nearby St. Paul Park city (3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

