THE ALDEN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
St. Croix Stagnation Moraines setting.
Alden town has 55.8 square miles of land in Polk County. Its Census reference point is in St. Croix Stagnation Moraines, 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
Alden and Polk County
Alden is associated with Polk 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.
Alden by land and water
The Census records 3.3 square miles of water within Alden, or 5.6% of its total area. It is 1.2 percentage points higher than the 4.4% recorded for Polk County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Alden town has 26 times the land area of nearby Star Prairie village (2.14 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

