THE PERCH LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Toimi Drumlins setting.
Perch Lake township has 34.7 square miles of land in Carlton County. Its Census reference point is in Toimi Drumlins, 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
Perch Lake and Carlton County
Perch 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.
Perch Lake by land and water
The Census records 1.82 square miles of water within Perch Lake, or 5% of its total area. It is 3.4 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, Perch Lake township has 16.4 times the land area of nearby Big Lake CDP (2.12 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

