THE SOUTH ST. PAUL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
St. Croix Stagnation Moraines setting.
South St. Paul city has 5.63 square miles of land in Dakota 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
South St. Paul and Dakota County
South St. Paul is associated with Dakota 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.
South St. Paul by land and water
The Census records 0.45 square miles of water within South St. Paul, or 7.4% of its total area. It is 3.2 percentage points higher than the 4.1% recorded for Dakota County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, South St. Paul city has 1.6 times the land area of nearby Newport city (3.62 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

