Specifications include, but are not limited to: Afton is located along the St. Croix River in Washington County and has a population of approximately 3,000. Afton encompasses an area of approximately 26 square miles. The city is predominantly rural residential with large lot residential development on private wells and septic, but also has a downtown Old Village area with small lots and its own wastewater collection and treatment system. T h e f a r n o r t h e r n p o r t i o n o f t h e c i t y i s z o n e d i n d u s t r i a l a n d i s d e v e l o p e d w i t h p r i v a t e w e l l s a n d s e p t i c . The community is guided by the Metropolitan Council as Diversified Rural and is envisioned to continue to develop with large residential lots on individual private wells and septic.
