THE MOOSE RIVER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Peatlands setting.
Moose River township has 33.9 square miles of land in Marshall County. Its Census reference point is in Peatlands, within Northern Minnesota Wetlands.
Former glacial lake basins form nearly level terrain with extensive wetlands and boreal vegetation. Marsh, swamp and forest patterns are central to this northern Minnesota landscape.
Regional context: Northern Minnesota Wetlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Moose River and Marshall County
Moose River is associated with Marshall 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 River by land and water
The Census records 1.77 square miles of water within Moose River, or 4.9% of its total area. It is 2.9 percentage points higher than the 2.1% recorded for Marshall County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Moose River township has 1.2 times the land area of nearby Thief Lake township (28.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

