THE LONG PRAIRIE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Wadena/Todd Drumlins and Osakis Till Plain setting.
Long Prairie city has 2.75 square miles of land in Todd County. Its Census reference point is in Wadena/Todd Drumlins and Osakis Till 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
Long Prairie and Todd County
Long Prairie is associated with Todd 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.
Long Prairie by land and water
The Census records 0.08 square miles of water within Long Prairie, or 2.7% of its total area. It is 0.8 percentage points lower than the 3.5% recorded for Todd County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Long Prairie city has 8.4% of the land area of nearby Long Prairie township (32.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

