THE ARTESIA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Illinois/Indiana Prairies setting.
Artesia township has 57.4 square miles of land in Iroquois 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
Artesia and Iroquois County
Artesia is associated with Iroquois 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.
Artesia by land and water
The Census records 0.05 square miles of water within Artesia, or 0.1% of its total area. That share is close to Iroquois County’s 0.1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Artesia township has 181.5 times the land area of nearby Buckley village (0.32 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

