The data for Van Buren County are summarized in this water planning data fact sheet. Van Buren County is located in southeast Iowa along the Missouri border.
Government is the principal economic activity, as measured by employee earnings.
The county contains steeply rolling hills, the Des Moines River Valley, and small drainage streams. The population of 7,676 is distributed in 8 incorporated cities and the surrounding rural areas. State Highways 2 and 16 cross the county from east to west. State Highway 1 crosses the county from north to south. This data sheet focuses on water uses that withdraw water from ground and surface water sources.