THE ROUND LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Des Moines Lobe setting.
Round Lake township has 33.9 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
Round Lake and Jackson County
Round Lake 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.
Round Lake by land and water
The Census records 1.99 square miles of water within Round Lake, or 5.5% of its total area. It is 3.3 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, Round Lake township has 46.8 times the land area of nearby Round Lake city (0.73 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

