THE SUNRISE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
McGrath Till Plain and Drumlins setting.
Sunrise township has 45 square miles of land in Chisago 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
Sunrise and Chisago County
Sunrise is associated with Chisago 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.
Sunrise by land and water
The Census records 0.65 square miles of water within Sunrise, or 1.4% of its total area. It is 4.8 percentage points lower than the 6.2% recorded for Chisago County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Sunrise township has 1.2 times the land area of nearby North Branch city (37.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

