THE MOUND LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Loess Prairies setting.
Mound township has 35.7 square miles of land in Rock County. Its Census reference point is in Loess Prairies, 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
Mound and Rock County
Mound is associated with Rock 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.
Mound by land and water
The Census records 0.13 square miles of water within Mound, or 0.4% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points higher than the 0.1% recorded for Rock County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Mound township has 9.7 times the land area of nearby Luverne city (3.67 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

