THE ROUND GROVE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Des Moines Lobe setting.
Round Grove township has 35.4 square miles of land in McLeod 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
Round Grove and McLeod County
Round Grove is associated with McLeod 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.
Round Grove by land and water
The Census records 0.68 square miles of water within Round Grove, or 1.9% of its total area. It is 0.9 percentage points lower than the 2.8% recorded for McLeod County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Round Grove township has 43.8 times the land area of nearby Stewart city (0.81 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

