THE WHITE BEAR LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Alexandria Moraines and Detroit Lakes Outwash Plain setting.
White Bear Lake township has 33 square miles of land in Pope County. Its Census reference point is in Alexandria Moraines and Detroit Lakes Outwash Plain, 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
White Bear Lake and Pope County
White Bear Lake is associated with Pope 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.
White Bear Lake by land and water
The Census records 1.72 square miles of water within White Bear Lake, or 5% of its total area. It is 1 percentage points lower than the 5.9% recorded for Pope County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, White Bear Lake township has 22.3 times the land area of nearby Starbuck city (1.48 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.