THE UPLAND COLONY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
James River Lowland setting.
Upland Colony CDP has 0.19 square miles of land in Sanborn 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
Upland Colony and Sanborn County
Upland Colony is associated with Sanborn 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.
Upland Colony by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Upland Colony, or 1.1% of its total area. It is 0.9 percentage points higher than the 0.2% recorded for Sanborn County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Upland Colony CDP has 0.5% of the land area of nearby Butler township (36.2 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

