THE GARFIELD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Des Moines Lobe setting.
Garfield township has 37.2 square miles of land in Lac qui Parle 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
Garfield and Lac qui Parle County
Garfield is associated with Lac qui Parle 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.
Garfield by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Garfield, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 1.6 percentage points lower than the 1.7% recorded for Lac qui Parle County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Garfield township has 1 times the land area of nearby Freeland township (36.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

