Editing Isanti County, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
The [[Rum River]] flows south through the county's central part. The county's terrain is hilly and etched with drainages and gullies, and dotted with lakes and ponds.<ref name="ICM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Isanti+County,+MN/@45.5732012,-93.4065733,44734m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x52b3a12e0124c5f5:0xf04246612107ed8c!8m2!3d45.6301379!4d-93.2537327 ''Isanti County MN''  Google Maps (accessed March 12, 2019)]</ref> The terrain generally slopes to the south and east; its highest point is near its northwest corner, at {{convert|1,020|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Find an Altitude/Isanti County MN" Google Maps (accessed March 12, 2019) |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=March 13, 2019}}</ref> The county has an area of {{convert|452|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|436|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|16|sqmi}} (3.5%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102023/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 18, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> [[File:Isanti Co Pie Chart & Savannas Map.pdf|thumb|right|Soils and Savanna distribution in Isanti County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 61-64. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]{{Stack|[[File:Tip_Toe_Savannas_East_Isanti_County.JPG|thumb|Soils of Isanti County's Tip Toe Savannas]]}}

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:MN-47.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 47]]
* [[Image:MN-65.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 65]]
* [[Image:MN-95.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 95]]
* [[Image:MN-107.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 107]]
* ''[[County roads in Isanti County, Minnesota|List of county roads]]''
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Kanabec County, Minnesota|Kanabec County]] - north
* [[Pine County, Minnesota|Pine County]] - northeast
* [[Chisago County, Minnesota|Chisago County]] - east
* [[Anoka County, Minnesota|Anoka County]] - south
* [[Sherburne County, Minnesota|Sherburne County]] - southwest
* [[Mille Lacs County, Minnesota|Mille Lacs County]] - northwest
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===Protected areas===

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* Cranberry Wildlife Management Area
* Crooked Road State Wildlife Management Area
* Marget Lake State Wildlife Management Area
* Marvin W. Schubring Memorial Wildlife Management Area
* Maywood County Park
* Spectacle Lake Wildlife Management Area
* Springvale County Park
* Twin Lake Scientific and Natural Area
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