THE MINNETRISTA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Big Woods setting.
Minnetrista city has 26.1 square miles of land in Hennepin 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
Minnetrista and Hennepin County
Minnetrista is associated with Hennepin 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.
Minnetrista by land and water
The Census records 4.94 square miles of water within Minnetrista, or 15.9% of its total area. It is 7.2 percentage points higher than the 8.7% recorded for Hennepin County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Minnetrista city has 9.1 times the land area of nearby Mound city (2.86 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

