THE MARSHALLTOWN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Rolling Loess Prairies setting.
Marshalltown city has 19.2 square miles of land in Marshall 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
Marshalltown and Marshall County
Marshalltown is associated with Marshall 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.
Marshalltown by land and water
The Census records 0.03 square miles of water within Marshalltown, or 0.1% of its total area. That share is close to Marshall County’s 0.1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Marshalltown city has 27.9 times the land area of nearby Green Mountain CDP (0.69 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

