THE ARKANSAW LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Blufflands and Coulees setting.
Arkansaw CDP has 0.73 square miles of land in Pepin 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
Arkansaw and Pepin County
Arkansaw is associated with Pepin 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.
Arkansaw by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Arkansaw, or 1.1% of its total area. It is 5.6 percentage points lower than the 6.7% recorded for Pepin County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Arkansaw CDP has 2.1% of the land area of nearby Waterville town (35.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

