THE LIME LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Big Woods setting.
Lime township has 15.4 square miles of land in Blue Earth County. Its Census reference point is in Big Woods, 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
Lime and Blue Earth County
Lime is associated with Blue Earth 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.
Lime by land and water
The Census records 1.08 square miles of water within Lime, or 6.6% of its total area. It is 4.2 percentage points higher than the 2.3% recorded for Blue Earth County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lime township has 76.5% of the land area of nearby Mankato city (20.2 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

