THE SAND LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Nashwauk/Marcell Moraines and Uplands setting.
Sand Lake township has 29.5 square miles of land in Itasca County. Its Census reference point is in Nashwauk/Marcell Moraines and Uplands, 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
Sand Lake and Itasca County
Sand Lake is associated with Itasca 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.
Sand Lake by land and water
The Census records 8.04 square miles of water within Sand Lake, or 21.4% of its total area. It is 12.5 percentage points higher than the 8.9% recorded for Itasca County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Sand Lake township has 15.7 times the land area of nearby Inger CDP (1.88 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

