THE MARTIN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Glacial Lake Agassiz Basin setting.
Martin township has 34.2 square miles of land in Walsh County. Its Census reference point is in Glacial Lake Agassiz Basin, within Lake Agassiz Plain.
The former bed of glacial Lake Agassiz forms an exceptionally flat plain in the Red River valley. Thick lake sediments overlie older glacial deposits across this historic prairie landscape.
Regional context: Lake Agassiz Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Martin and Walsh County
Martin is associated with Walsh 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.
Martin by land and water
The Census records 0.78 square miles of water within Martin, or 2.2% of its total area. It is 1.3 percentage points higher than the 1% recorded for Walsh County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Martin township has 34 times the land area of nearby Auburn CDP (1.01 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

