THE FOX LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Des Moines Lobe setting.
Fox Lake township has 34.1 square miles of land in Martin 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
Fox Lake and Martin County
Fox Lake is associated with Martin 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.
Fox Lake by land and water
The Census records 1.45 square miles of water within Fox Lake, or 4.1% of its total area. It is 1.7 percentage points higher than the 2.4% recorded for Martin County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Fox Lake township has 43.4 times the land area of nearby Trimont city (0.79 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

