THE MONTEVIDEO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Des Moines Lobe setting.
Montevideo city has 4.71 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
Montevideo and Chippewa County
Montevideo 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.
Montevideo by land and water
The Census records 0.09 square miles of water within Montevideo, or 1.9% of its total area. It is 0.7 percentage points higher than the 1.1% recorded for Chippewa County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Montevideo city has 12.2% of the land area of nearby Sparta township (38.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

