THE BYRON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Des Moines Lobe setting.
Byron township has 36 square miles of land in Waseca 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
Byron and Waseca County
Byron is associated with Waseca 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.
Byron by land and water
The Census records 0.08 square miles of water within Byron, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 2 percentage points lower than the 2.2% recorded for Waseca County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Byron township has 61 times the land area of nearby New Richland city (0.59 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

