THE VAN BUREN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Arkansas Valley Plains setting.
Van Buren city has 15.5 square miles of land in Crawford County. Its Census reference point is in Arkansas Valley Plains, within Arkansas Valley.
The Arkansas Valley mixes forested ridges with broader valleys. Its terrain is less rugged than the Boston and Ouachita mountains that border it, but more varied than neighboring plains.
Regional context: Arkansas Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Van Buren and Crawford County
Van Buren is associated with Crawford 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.
Van Buren by land and water
The Census records 0.68 square miles of water within Van Buren, or 4.2% of its total area. It is 2.5 percentage points higher than the 1.7% recorded for Crawford County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Van Buren city has 19.4 times the land area of nearby Dora CDP (0.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

