THE RICHFIELD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
St. Croix Stagnation Moraines setting.
Richfield city has 6.78 square miles of land in Hennepin County. Its Census reference point is in St. Croix Stagnation Moraines, 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
Richfield and Hennepin County
Richfield is associated with Hennepin 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.
Richfield by land and water
The Census records 0.14 square miles of water within Richfield, or 2% of its total area. It is 6.7 percentage points lower than the 8.7% recorded for Hennepin County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Richfield city has 19.5% of the land area of nearby Bloomington city (34.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

