THE POPLAR GROVE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Glacial Lake Basins setting.
Poplar Grove township has 16.2 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
Poplar Grove and Ramsey County
Poplar Grove 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.
Poplar Grove by land and water
The Census records 18.8 square miles of water within Poplar Grove, or 53.7% of its total area. It is 44.8 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, Poplar Grove township has 47.5% of the land area of nearby Grand Harbor township (34.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

