THE VERNON CENTER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Des Moines Lobe setting.
Vernon Center township has 35.1 square miles of land in Blue Earth 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
Vernon Center and Blue Earth County
Vernon Center is associated with Blue Earth 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.
Vernon Center by land and water
The Census records 0.43 square miles of water within Vernon Center, or 1.2% of its total area. It is 1.1 percentage points lower than the 2.3% recorded for Blue Earth County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Vernon Center township has 71.7 times the land area of nearby Vernon Center city (0.49 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

