THE APPLE RIVER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
St. Croix Stagnation Moraines setting.
Apple River town has 33.8 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
Apple River and Polk County
Apple River 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.
Apple River by land and water
The Census records 2.25 square miles of water within Apple River, or 6.2% of its total area. It is 1.8 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, Apple River town has 14.8 times the land area of nearby Balsam Lake village (2.28 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

