THE ATWATER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Des Moines Lobe setting.
Atwater city has 1.03 square miles of land in Kandiyohi 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
Atwater and Kandiyohi County
Atwater is associated with Kandiyohi 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.
Atwater by land and water
The Census records 0.05 square miles of water within Atwater, or 4.8% of its total area. It is 2.7 percentage points lower than the 7.5% recorded for Kandiyohi County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Atwater city has 3.2% of the land area of nearby Gennessee township (32.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

