THE SQUAW LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chippewa Plains setting.
Squaw Lake city has 0.81 square miles of land in Itasca County. Its Census reference point is in Chippewa Plains, 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
Squaw Lake and Itasca County
Squaw 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.
Squaw Lake by land and water
The Census records 0.03 square miles of water within Squaw Lake, or 3.7% of its total area. It is 5.2 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, Squaw Lake city has 2.8% of the land area of nearby Max township (29.2 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

