THE LEECH LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chippewa Plains setting.
Leech Lake township has 23.6 square miles of land in Cass County. Its Census reference point is in Chippewa Plains, 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
Leech Lake and Cass County
Leech Lake is associated with Cass 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.
Leech Lake by land and water
The Census records 11.6 square miles of water within Leech Lake, or 33% of its total area. It is 16.7 percentage points higher than the 16.3% recorded for Cass County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Leech Lake township has 79.9% of the land area of nearby Lakeport township (29.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

