THE LYNDEN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
McGrath Till Plain and Drumlins setting.
Lynden township has 23.7 square miles of land in Stearns County. Its Census reference point is in McGrath Till Plain and Drumlins, 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
Lynden and Stearns County
Lynden is associated with Stearns 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.
Lynden by land and water
The Census records 1.58 square miles of water within Lynden, or 6.2% of its total area. It is 2.9 percentage points higher than the 3.4% recorded for Stearns County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lynden township has 13.3 times the land area of nearby Clearwater city (1.79 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

