THE NORTH HERO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Des Moines Lobe setting.
North Hero township has 35.2 square miles of land in Redwood 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
North Hero and Redwood County
North Hero is associated with Redwood 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.
North Hero by land and water
The Census records 0.01 square miles of water within North Hero, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points lower than the 0.4% recorded for Redwood County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, North Hero township has 32.2 times the land area of nearby Walnut Grove city (1.09 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

