THE MARSHAN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Lower St. Croix and Vermillion Valleys setting.
Marshan township has 34.4 square miles of land in Dakota County. Its Census reference point is in Lower St. Croix and Vermillion Valleys, 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
Marshan and Dakota County
Marshan is associated with Dakota 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.
Marshan by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Marshan, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 4.1 percentage points lower than the 4.1% recorded for Dakota County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Marshan township has 1.7 times the land area of nearby Ravenna township (20 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

