THE LA GRAND LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Alexandria Moraines and Detroit Lakes Outwash Plain setting.
La Grand township has 24.9 square miles of land in Douglas County. Its Census reference point is in Alexandria Moraines and Detroit Lakes Outwash Plain, 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
La Grand and Douglas County
La Grand is associated with Douglas 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.
La Grand by land and water
The Census records 6.51 square miles of water within La Grand, or 20.7% of its total area. It is 9.2 percentage points higher than the 11.6% recorded for Douglas County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, La Grand township has 30.9 times the land area of nearby Garfield city (0.81 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.