THE RIVER FALLS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Lower St. Croix and Vermillion Valleys setting.
River Falls town has 43.7 square miles of land in Pierce County. Its Census reference point is in Lower St. Croix and Vermillion Valleys, within Western Corn Belt Plains.
Glacial till plains and windblown loess hills make up the Western Corn Belt landscape. Near-level and rolling terrain are interspersed with steeper river valleys and hills.
Regional context: Western Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
River Falls and Pierce County
River Falls 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.
River Falls by land and water
The Census records 0.05 square miles of water within River Falls, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 3 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, River Falls town has 5.9 times the land area of nearby River Falls city (7.46 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.