THE RICH VALLEY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
End Moraine Complex setting.
Rich Valley township has 36 square miles of land in Benson County. Its Census reference point is in End Moraine Complex, within Northern Glaciated Plains.
Flat to gently rolling glacial terrain supports a prairie transition between taller and shorter grasses. Many temporary and seasonal wetlands occupy depressions left in the glacial landscape.
Regional context: Northern Glaciated Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Rich Valley and Benson County
Rich Valley is associated with Benson 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.
Rich Valley by land and water
The Census records 0.08 square miles of water within Rich Valley, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 3.3 percentage points lower than the 3.5% recorded for Benson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Rich Valley township has 79.1 times the land area of nearby Esmond city (0.46 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

