THE LINWOOD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Anoka Sand Plain and Mississippi Valley Outwash setting.
Linwood township has 33.5 square miles of land in Anoka County. Its Census reference point is in Anoka Sand Plain and Mississippi Valley Outwash, 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
Linwood and Anoka County
Linwood is associated with Anoka 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.
Linwood by land and water
The Census records 2.68 square miles of water within Linwood, or 7.4% of its total area. It is 2 percentage points higher than the 5.4% recorded for Anoka County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Linwood township has 24.3 times the land area of nearby Martin Lake CDP (1.38 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

