THE MOOSE LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Minnesota/Wisconsin Upland Till Plain setting.
Moose Lake township has 32.2 square miles of land in Carlton County. Its Census reference point is in Minnesota/Wisconsin Upland Till Plain, within Northern Lakes and Forests.
Glacial hills, till plains, sandy outwash and old lake basins create a varied northern landscape. Conifer and hardwood forests surround many lakes across these glacially shaped uplands.
Regional context: Northern Lakes and Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Moose Lake and Carlton County
Moose Lake is associated with Carlton 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.
Moose Lake by land and water
The Census records 0.83 square miles of water within Moose Lake, or 2.5% of its total area. It is 0.9 percentage points higher than the 1.6% recorded for Carlton County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Moose Lake township has 9.8 times the land area of nearby Moose Lake city (3.28 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

