THE BUNKER HILL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Illinoian Till Plain setting.
Bunker Hill city has 1.28 square miles of land in Macoupin County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Illinoian Till Plain, within Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Broad terraced river valleys contrast with wooded slopes and dissected glacial plains. Bottomland settings and upland oak landscapes occur close together across the Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Regional context: Interior River Valleys and Hills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Bunker Hill and Macoupin County
Bunker Hill is associated with Macoupin 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.
Bunker Hill by land and water
The Census records 0.03 square miles of water within Bunker Hill, or 1.9% of its total area. It is 1.4 percentage points higher than the 0.5% recorded for Macoupin County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bunker Hill city has 3.5% of the land area of nearby Bunker Hill township (36.2 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.