THE LAMONI LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Loess Flats and Till Plains setting.
Lamoni city has 3.95 square miles of land in Decatur County. Its Census reference point is in Loess Flats and Till Plains, within Central Irregular Plains.
Irregular plains form a transition between northern agricultural country and more wooded uplands to the south and east. Grassland and forest historically mixed, with wider woodland belts beside streams.
Regional context: Central Irregular Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Lamoni and Decatur County
Lamoni is associated with Decatur 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.
Lamoni by land and water
The Census records 0.1 square miles of water within Lamoni, or 2.4% of its total area. It is 2.1 percentage points higher than the 0.3% recorded for Decatur County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lamoni city has 6.8 times the land area of nearby Davis City city (0.58 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

