THE ANNAWAN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Sand Area setting.
Annawan town has 2.14 square miles of land in Bureau County, Henry County. Its Census reference point is in Sand Area, within Central Corn Belt Plains.
Glaciated plains historically supported tallgrass prairie mixed with oak and hickory woodland. Dark prairie soils and broad farming landscapes distinguish much of the Central Corn Belt.
Regional context: Central Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Annawan intersects 2 county geographies: Bureau County, Henry County. A Annawan mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Annawan by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Annawan, or 0% of its total area. It is 4.1 percentage points lower than the 4.1% recorded for Illinois. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Annawan town has 5.9% of the land area of nearby Annawan township (36.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

