THE ELMWOOD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Blufflands and Coulees setting.
Elmwood village has 1.52 square miles of land in Pierce 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
Elmwood and Pierce County
Elmwood is associated with Pierce 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.
Elmwood by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Elmwood, or 1.4% of its total area. It is 1.8 percentage points lower than the 3.2% recorded for Pierce County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Elmwood village has 4.8% of the land area of nearby Spring Lake town (31.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

