In Clay County, Minnesota, which covers Georgetown, we have measured 5,017 parcels on septic and 13,881 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Georgetown on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Georgetown is a city in Clay County, Minnesota. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 47.07842, -96.795872 and its land area at 1.02 square miles. Septic permitting and record keeping happen at the county level, not the city level, which is why every figure below is attributed to the county and linked back to the county page it came from.
| County | Records we hold | Parcels on septic | Parcels on sewer | County records portal | Searchable without an account |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County | 173 | 5,017 | 13,881 | county portal | account or login required |
Our collection for Clay County, Minnesota is small, at 173 septic records. Treat it as a starting point for a Georgetown property rather than a search that settles the question. The county is genuinely mixed: 5,017 of 18,898 classified parcels are on septic and the rest are sewered. Which side of that line a Georgetown address falls on is worth establishing before anything else. The county publishes a records portal, but reaching the documents needs an account or a login, so budget for that step rather than expecting an open search.
Septic is one subject with very different jobs inside it. These go straight to the page that does yours.
| If you are a | Go to | Because it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Homeowner | Septic pumping in Georgetown | keeping the system you have working |
| Buyer or seller | Buying or selling in Georgetown | what to pull and check before closing |
| Realtor | Buying or selling in Georgetown | the same records a seller needs on file |
| Designer or engineer | Septic design in Georgetown | design flow, tank capacity, dispersal sizing |
| Installer or contractor | Septic installation in Georgetown | site evaluation, permit sequence, inspection |
| Septic pumper | Septic pumping in Georgetown | tank access, lids and service interval |
| Inspector | Septic inspection in Georgetown | what gets checked and what a failure means |
| Land investor | Septic installation in Georgetown | whether raw land can take a system at all |
No. We measure septic and sewer at parcel level and roll it up by county. In Clay County, Minnesota, which covers Georgetown, we have measured 5,017 parcels on septic and 13,881 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Georgetown on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Georgetown is in Clay County, Minnesota.
From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Georgetown’s land area that falls in each. A ZIP is not a place boundary and the two only ever partly agree, which is exactly why both pages exist.
Straight-line distance from the Census internal point of Georgetown.
Parcel Perfect generates a code-shaped septic design and as-built style drawing for a parcel from the records and site data we hold, and shows every parcel we have classified as septic or sewer on one map. Both are open to use for any parcel in Clay County, Minnesota.