THE MINNESOTA LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Des Moines Lobe setting.
Minnesota Lake city has 1.62 square miles of land in Blue Earth County, Faribault County. Its Census reference point is in Des Moines Lobe, within Western Corn Belt Plains.
Glacial till plains and windblown loess hills make up the Western Corn Belt landscape. Near-level and rolling terrain are interspersed with steeper river valleys and hills.
Regional context: Western Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Minnesota Lake intersects 2 county geographies: Blue Earth County, Faribault County. A Minnesota Lake mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Minnesota Lake by land and water
The Census records 0.51 square miles of water within Minnesota Lake, or 23.9% of its total area. It is 15.5 percentage points higher than the 8.4% recorded for Minnesota. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Minnesota Lake city has 5.2% of the land area of nearby Minnesota Lake township (31.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

