THE BEMENT LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Illinois/Indiana Prairies setting.
Bement village has 0.78 square miles of land in Piatt 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
Bement and Piatt County
Bement is associated with Piatt 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.
Bement by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Bement, or 0% of its total area. That share is close to Piatt County’s 0.1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bement village has 1.6% of the land area of nearby Bement township (48.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

![Bement_Illinois_High_School (Actually it appears to be the old High School, now Elementary and Middle School though it says "High School" on the front)[1]](/location-photos/illinois/1705144/sell-my-land-bement-il-v2-1920.jpg)