THE CORNELL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chippewa Lobe Rocky Ground Moraines setting.
Cornell city has 3.79 square miles of land in Chippewa County. Its Census reference point is in Chippewa Lobe Rocky Ground Moraines, 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
Cornell and Chippewa County
Cornell is associated with Chippewa 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.
Cornell by land and water
The Census records 0.54 square miles of water within Cornell, or 12.4% of its total area. It is 9.2 percentage points higher than the 3.2% recorded for Chippewa County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Cornell city has 12% of the land area of nearby Estella town (31.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

