THE ANDERSON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
St. Croix Pine Barrens setting.
Anderson town has 62.8 square miles of land in Burnett County. Its Census reference point is in St. Croix Pine Barrens, within Northern Lakes and Forests.
Glacial hills, till plains, sandy outwash and old lake basins create a varied northern landscape. Conifer and hardwood forests surround many lakes across these glacially shaped uplands.
Regional context: Northern Lakes and Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Anderson and Burnett County
Anderson is associated with Burnett 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.
Anderson by land and water
The Census records 1.18 square miles of water within Anderson, or 1.8% of its total area. It is 4.8 percentage points lower than the 6.7% recorded for Burnett County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Anderson town has 99.3% of the land area of nearby Sterling town (63.2 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

