THE LA PRAIRIE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Itasca and St. Louis Moraines setting.
La Prairie township has 100.3 square miles of land in Clearwater 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
La Prairie and Clearwater County
La Prairie is associated with Clearwater 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 Prairie by land and water
The Census records 6.75 square miles of water within La Prairie, or 6.3% of its total area. It is 3.3 percentage points higher than the 3% recorded for Clearwater County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, La Prairie township has 56.8 times the land area of nearby South End CDP (1.77 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.