THE GRANITE FALLS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Des Moines Lobe setting.
Granite Falls township has 31.3 square miles of land in Chippewa 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
Granite Falls and Chippewa County
Granite Falls is associated with Chippewa 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.
Granite Falls by land and water
The Census records 0.39 square miles of water within Granite Falls, or 1.2% of its total area. That share is close to Chippewa County’s 1.1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Granite Falls township has 8.8 times the land area of nearby Granite Falls city (3.55 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

