THE LE GRAND LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Rolling Loess Prairies setting.
Le Grand city has 1.04 square miles of land in Marshall County, Tama County. Its Census reference point is in Rolling Loess Prairies, within Western Corn Belt Plains.
Glacial till plains and windblown loess hills make up the Western Corn Belt landscape. Near-level and rolling terrain are interspersed with steeper river valleys and hills.
Regional context: Western Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Le Grand intersects 2 county geographies: Marshall County, Tama County. A Le Grand mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Le Grand by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Le Grand, or 0.7% of its total area. That share is close to Iowa’s 0.7%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Le Grand city has 2.3 times the land area of nearby Montour city (0.46 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

