THE DE GROAT LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Glacial Lake Basins setting.
De Groat township has 31.8 square miles of land in Ramsey County. Its Census reference point is in Glacial Lake Basins, within Northern Glaciated Plains.
Flat to gently rolling glacial terrain supports a prairie transition between taller and shorter grasses. Many temporary and seasonal wetlands occupy depressions left in the glacial landscape.
Regional context: Northern Glaciated Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
De Groat and Ramsey County
De Groat is associated with Ramsey 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.
De Groat by land and water
The Census records 4.74 square miles of water within De Groat, or 13% of its total area. It is 4.1 percentage points higher than the 8.9% recorded for Ramsey County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, De Groat township has 88.2% of the land area of nearby Webster township (36.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.