THE RUSLAND LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Drift Plains setting.
Rusland township has 34.7 square miles of land in Wells County. Its Census reference point is in Drift Plains, 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
Rusland and Wells County
Rusland is associated with Wells 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.
Rusland by land and water
The Census records 0.52 square miles of water within Rusland, or 1.5% of its total area. That share is close to Wells County’s 1.5%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Rusland township has 97.1% of the land area of nearby Delger township (35.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

