THE WATERVILLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Big Woods setting.
Waterville city has 1.69 square miles of land in Le Sueur County. Its Census reference point is in Big Woods, within North Central Hardwood Forests.
This transition between northern forests and southern farming country includes lakes, wetlands and hardwood woodland. Glacial landforms support a mosaic of open land and wooded areas.
Regional context: North Central Hardwood Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Waterville and Le Sueur County
Waterville is associated with Le Sueur 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.
Waterville by land and water
The Census records 0.37 square miles of water within Waterville, or 18.1% of its total area. It is 12.8 percentage points higher than the 5.3% recorded for Le Sueur County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Waterville city has 5.5% of the land area of nearby Waterville township (30.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

