THE EAST DUBUQUE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Blufflands and Coulees setting.
East Dubuque city has 2.87 square miles of land in Jo Daviess County. Its Census reference point is in Blufflands and Coulees, within Driftless Area.
Deeply cut valleys divide a bedrock plateau with windblown soil on many uplands. Glaciers had less influence here than in neighboring regions, leaving a distinctly hilly landscape.
Regional context: Driftless Area ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
East Dubuque and Jo Daviess County
East Dubuque is associated with Jo Daviess 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.
East Dubuque by land and water
The Census records 0.07 square miles of water within East Dubuque, or 2.4% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points lower than the 2.9% recorded for Jo Daviess County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, East Dubuque city has 30.1% of the land area of nearby Dunleith township (9.53 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

