THE SHOTLEY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Peatlands setting.
Shotley township has 32.7 square miles of land in Beltrami County. Its Census reference point is in Peatlands, within Northern Minnesota Wetlands.
Former glacial lake basins form nearly level terrain with extensive wetlands and boreal vegetation. Marsh, swamp and forest patterns are central to this northern Minnesota landscape.
Regional context: Northern Minnesota Wetlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Shotley and Beltrami County
Shotley 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.
Shotley by land and water
The Census records 14.4 square miles of water within Shotley, or 30.5% of its total area. It is 12.5 percentage points higher than the 18% recorded for Beltrami County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Shotley township has 91.2% of the land area of nearby Woodrow township (35.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

