THE MINNEOTA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Des Moines Lobe setting.
Minneota township has 33.6 square miles of land in Jackson 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
Minneota and Jackson County
Minneota is associated with Jackson 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.
Minneota by land and water
The Census records 2.68 square miles of water within Minneota, or 7.4% of its total area. It is 5.1 percentage points higher than the 2.3% recorded for Jackson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Minneota township has 94% of the land area of nearby Hunter township (35.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

