THE DES ARC LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Grand Prairie setting.
Des Arc city has 2.1 square miles of land in Prairie County. Its Census reference point is in Grand Prairie, 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
Des Arc and Prairie County
Des Arc is associated with Prairie 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.
Des Arc by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Des Arc, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 3.8 percentage points lower than the 4.2% recorded for Prairie County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Des Arc city has 7.3 times the land area of nearby Georgetown town (0.29 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.