THE JAMESVILLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
James River Lowland setting.
Jamesville township has 36.2 square miles of land in Yankton County. Its Census reference point is in James River Lowland, 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
Jamesville and Yankton County
Jamesville is associated with Yankton 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.
Jamesville by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Jamesville, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 2 percentage points lower than the 2.1% recorded for Yankton County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Jamesville township has 344.4 times the land area of nearby Jamesville Colony CDP (0.11 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

