THE PALISADE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Loess Prairies setting.
Palisade township has 21.6 square miles of land in Minnehaha County. Its Census reference point is in Loess Prairies, within Western Corn Belt Plains.
Glacial till plains and windblown loess hills make up the Western Corn Belt landscape. Near-level and rolling terrain are interspersed with steeper river valleys and hills.
Regional context: Western Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Palisade and Minnehaha County
Palisade is associated with Minnehaha 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.
Palisade by land and water
The Census records 0.14 square miles of water within Palisade, or 0.7% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 0.9% recorded for Minnehaha County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Palisade township has 14.9 times the land area of nearby Garretson city (1.46 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

