THE RED LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chippewa Plains setting.
Red Lake CDP has 5.08 square miles of land in Beltrami County. Its Census reference point is in Chippewa Plains, 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
Red Lake and Beltrami County
Red Lake is associated with Beltrami 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.
Red Lake by land and water
The Census records 0.24 square miles of water within Red Lake, or 4.5% of its total area. It is 13.5 percentage points lower than the 18% recorded for Beltrami County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Red Lake CDP has 70.4% of the land area of nearby Little Rock CDP (7.21 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

