THE MAGNOLIA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Tertiary Uplands setting.
Magnolia city has 13.2 square miles of land in Columbia County. Its Census reference point is in Tertiary Uplands, within South Central Plains.
The Piney Woods occupy irregular plains at the western edge of the southern forest belt. Pine and hardwood landscapes alternate with wider river corridors such as the Red River valley.
Regional context: South Central Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Magnolia and Columbia County
Magnolia is associated with Columbia 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.
Magnolia by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Magnolia, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points higher than the 0.1% recorded for Columbia County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Magnolia city has 10.4 times the land area of nearby McNeil city (1.27 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

