Blog · October 14, 2026 · Minnesota
The Red Lake County Township Map: a Minnesota guide
How to tell which township a parcel in Red Lake County sits in, and what that means near Plummer.
Main page: Red Lake County, MN GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Red Lake County facts and neighboring maps).
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If a deed near Plummer mentions a township, or a tax bill names one, the Red Lake County township map is how you locate it on the ground. Below we sort out the kinds of townships in Red Lake County and where to see each one.
What a Red Lake County township map displays
A township name on a county tax record refers to the civil township where the land near Oklee sits. Separately, Minnesota land near Oklee follows the federal survey grid, where a fresh survey township is about 6 miles square, divided into 36 numbered sections.
Opening the Red Lake County parcel viewer
The county's own public map is the Red Lake County ArcGIS parcel map, built on an Esri ArcGIS web map, and it opens without an account for parcels in Brooks and the rest of the county. Click any Red Lake County parcel near Brooks to open its record: owner, parcel ID and assessed acreage are most frequently listed. Our Red Lake County, MN page keeps the official link and the maps next door to Plummer in one place.
Neighboring maps around Red Lake County
A farm near the county line can carry separate records in Pennington County and Polk County as well. Every map bordering Red Lake County is listed on our Minnesota directory.
Red Lake County at a glance
Town lots cluster around Red Lake Falls, the county seat, and Brooks, Oklee, and Plummer. Unincorporated communities in the county, including Dorothy, Huot, and Perault, show up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Red Lake County had an estimated 3,911 people in 2023 (Census Bureau), spread across about 432 square miles. Beyond the town lots in Brooks, expect big rural parcels across the county.
Seeing township lines on the Red Lake County map
On the Red Lake County ArcGIS parcel map, the parcel record for a tract near Red Lake Falls most frequently lists the township, and many viewers draw township lines as a layer. For the survey grid, look for section, township and range in the legal description on the Red Lake County record.
How the survey grid is numbered
On a grid map of Red Lake County, numbering starts with section 1 in the northeast corner, and the sequence zigzags row by row to section 36. Calls like 'NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4' near Brooks read backward: locate the southwest quarter, then its northeast quarter, on the county grid. Correction lines and irregular sections exist, so a section near Plummer may not be exactly 640 acres.
Township records near Plummer
Township names on a historical atlas of Red Lake County can help when a family deed near Brooks uses an old place name. Election maps, school districts and fire districts in Red Lake County don't always follow township lines near Brooks, so check each one separately.
Work and land use in Red Lake County
County Business Patterns counted 93 business establishments in Red Lake County for 2022, led by retail trade, accommodation and food services, and construction. Building material and garden supply dealers and wholesale of nondurable goods (including farm products) make up an above-average share of Red Lake County businesses, a clue to how land around Oklee gets used.
Taxes, permits and township lines
Township lines near Oklee can matter more than the mailing town, and the county record is the better guide than an address. The township on the county record also decides which local office keeps meeting notices and ordinances for land near Dorothy.
Red Lake County township map questions
How do I locate what township a property in Red Lake County is in?
Click the parcel on the Red Lake County ArcGIS parcel map; the Red Lake County record most frequently names the township.
Why is my mailing address in Oklee but my township different?
Postal towns and township lines in Red Lake County don't always match; the parcel record displays the township for taxes.
What do township and range mean on a deed near Oklee?
They locate land near Oklee on the federal survey grid; each survey township holds 36 sections of about 640 acres.
Can I see township boundaries near Plummer online?
Many county viewers include a township or municipal boundary layer; check the layer list on the Red Lake County map.
How many acres is a section in Red Lake County?
A standard section is about 640 acres, so a quarter section near Plummer is about 160, though corrections make some smaller.
Open the official Red Lake County, MN parcel map Red Lake County in the Platbookmapper directory
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.