THE FLORENCE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Prairie Coteau setting.
Florence township has 33.8 square miles of land in Hamlin County. Its Census reference point is in Prairie Coteau, 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
Florence and Hamlin County
Florence is associated with Hamlin 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.
Florence by land and water
The Census records 1.92 square miles of water within Florence, or 5.4% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points lower than the 5.8% recorded for Hamlin County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Florence township has 29.4 times the land area of nearby Castlewood city (1.15 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

