THE PRINCETON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Anoka Sand Plain and Mississippi Valley Outwash setting.
Princeton township has 31.8 square miles of land in Mille Lacs 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
Princeton and Mille Lacs County
Princeton is associated with Mille Lacs 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.
Princeton by land and water
The Census records 0.71 square miles of water within Princeton, or 2.2% of its total area. It is 13.8 percentage points lower than the 16% recorded for Mille Lacs County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Princeton township has 6.4 times the land area of nearby Princeton city (5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

