THE KATHIO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Minnesota/Wisconsin Upland Till Plain setting.
Kathio township has 42.5 square miles of land in Mille Lacs 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
Kathio and Mille Lacs County
Kathio is associated with Mille Lacs 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.
Kathio by land and water
The Census records 30.1 square miles of water within Kathio, or 41.5% of its total area. It is 25.5 percentage points higher than the 16% recorded for Mille Lacs County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Kathio township has 4.6 times the land area of nearby Vineland CDP (9.32 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

