THE CEDAR RAPIDS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chippewa Lobe Rocky Ground Moraines setting.
Cedar Rapids town has 35.2 square miles of land in Rusk County. Its Census reference point is in Chippewa Lobe Rocky Ground Moraines, within Northern Lakes and Forests.
Glacial hills, till plains, sandy outwash and old lake basins create a varied northern landscape. Conifer and hardwood forests surround many lakes across these glacially shaped uplands.
Regional context: Northern Lakes and Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Cedar Rapids and Rusk County
Cedar Rapids is associated with Rusk 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.
Cedar Rapids by land and water
The Census records 0.44 square miles of water within Cedar Rapids, or 1.2% of its total area. It is 0.6 percentage points lower than the 1.9% recorded for Rusk County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Cedar Rapids town has 99.3% of the land area of nearby South Fork town (35.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

