THE NORTH BEND LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Blufflands and Coulees setting.
North Bend town has 27.7 square miles of land in Jackson 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
North Bend and Jackson County
North Bend is associated with Jackson 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.
North Bend by land and water
The Census records 0.68 square miles of water within North Bend, or 2.4% of its total area. It is 1.1 percentage points higher than the 1.3% recorded for Jackson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, North Bend town has 1 times the land area of nearby Melrose town (27 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

