THE MONTICELLO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Anoka Sand Plain and Mississippi Valley Outwash setting.
Monticello city has 9.15 square miles of land in Wright 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
Monticello and Wright County
Monticello is associated with Wright 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.
Monticello by land and water
The Census records 0.34 square miles of water within Monticello, or 3.6% of its total area. It is 3.8 percentage points lower than the 7.5% recorded for Wright County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Monticello city has 24.9% of the land area of nearby Monticello township (36.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

