THE BROOKLAND LAND BRIEF
Land in the
St. Francis Lowlands setting.
Brookland city has 8.1 square miles of land in Craighead County. Its Census reference point is in St. Francis Lowlands, within Mississippi Alluvial Plain.
The Mississippi's broad alluvial plain includes river terraces, swales and natural levees. Small changes in elevation distinguish local settings within this generally flat river landscape.
Regional context: Mississippi Alluvial Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Brookland and Craighead County
Brookland is associated with Craighead 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.
Brookland by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Brookland, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 0.6 percentage points lower than the 0.8% recorded for Craighead County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Brookland city has 5.2 times the land area of nearby Bowman CDP (1.56 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

