THE BURKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Loess Prairies setting.
Burke township has 34.5 square miles of land in Pipestone County. Its Census reference point is in 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
Burke and Pipestone County
Burke is associated with Pipestone 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.
Burke by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Burke, or 0.1% of its total area. That share is close to Pipestone County’s 0.2%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Burke township has 64.1 times the land area of nearby Woodstock city (0.54 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

