THE HAY CREEK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Blufflands and Coulees setting.
Hay Creek township has 34.3 square miles of land in Goodhue County. Its Census reference point is in Blufflands and Coulees, within Driftless Area.
Deeply cut valleys divide a bedrock plateau with windblown soil on many uplands. Glaciers had less influence here than in neighboring regions, leaving a distinctly hilly landscape.
Regional context: Driftless Area ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Hay Creek and Goodhue County
Hay Creek is associated with Goodhue 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.
Hay Creek by land and water
The Census records 0.05 square miles of water within Hay Creek, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 2.8 percentage points lower than the 2.9% recorded for Goodhue County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hay Creek township has 96.4% of the land area of nearby Belvidere township (35.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

