THE ROLFE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Des Moines Lobe setting.
Rolfe city has 1.05 square miles of land in Pocahontas County. Its Census reference point is in Des Moines Lobe, 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
Rolfe and Pocahontas County
Rolfe is associated with Pocahontas 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.
Rolfe by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Rolfe, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 0.1 percentage points lower than the 0.2% recorded for Pocahontas County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Rolfe city has 2 times the land area of nearby Bradgate city (0.52 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

