THE RUSK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Prairie Coteau setting.
Rusk township has 35.2 square miles of land in Day 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
Rusk and Day County
Rusk is associated with Day 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.
Rusk by land and water
The Census records 0.69 square miles of water within Rusk, or 1.9% of its total area. It is 3.8 percentage points lower than the 5.7% recorded for Day County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Rusk township has 21.7 times the land area of nearby Webster city (1.62 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

