THE SAUK RAPIDS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
McGrath Till Plain and Drumlins setting.
Sauk Rapids city has 6.29 square miles of land in Benton County. Its Census reference point is in McGrath Till Plain and Drumlins, 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
Sauk Rapids and Benton County
Sauk Rapids is associated with Benton 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.
Sauk Rapids by land and water
The Census records 0.23 square miles of water within Sauk Rapids, or 3.6% of its total area. It is 2.4 percentage points higher than the 1.1% recorded for Benton County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Sauk Rapids city has 85.1% of the land area of nearby Sauk Rapids township (7.39 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

