THE ADRIAN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Blufflands and Coulees setting.
Adrian town has 35.2 square miles of land in Monroe County. Its Census reference point is in Blufflands and Coulees, within Driftless Area.
Deeply cut valleys divide a bedrock plateau with windblown soil on many uplands. Glaciers had less influence here than in neighboring regions, leaving a distinctly hilly landscape.
Regional context: Driftless Area ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Adrian and Monroe County
Adrian is associated with Monroe 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.
Adrian by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Adrian, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.8 percentage points lower than the 0.8% recorded for Monroe County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Adrian town has 113.7 times the land area of nearby Tunnel City CDP (0.31 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

