THE SMITH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Black Prairie setting.
Smith township has 43.3 square miles of land in Towner County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Black Prairie, 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
Smith and Towner County
Smith is associated with Towner 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.
Smith by land and water
The Census records 0.68 square miles of water within Smith, or 1.5% of its total area. That share is close to Towner County’s 1.6%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Smith township has 97.8% of the land area of nearby Dash township (44.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

