THE ARCOLA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Illinois/Indiana Prairies setting.
Arcola city has 2.02 square miles of land in Douglas County. Its Census reference point is in Illinois/Indiana Prairies, 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
Arcola and Douglas County
Arcola is associated with Douglas 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.
Arcola by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Arcola, or 1% of its total area. It is 0.9 percentage points higher than the 0.1% recorded for Douglas County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Arcola city has 3.8% of the land area of nearby Arcola township (53.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

