THE SPLITHAND LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Glacial Lakes Upham and Aitkin setting.
Splithand township has 32.7 square miles of land in Itasca County. Its Census reference point is in Glacial Lakes Upham and Aitkin, 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
Splithand and Itasca County
Splithand 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.
Splithand by land and water
The Census records 0.58 square miles of water within Splithand, or 1.7% of its total area. It is 7.2 percentage points lower 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, Splithand township has 96.8% of the land area of nearby Sago township (33.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

