THE CANOE CREEK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain setting.
Canoe Creek township has 14.4 square miles of land in Rock Island County. Its Census reference point is in Upper Mississippi Alluvial 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
Canoe Creek and Rock Island County
Canoe Creek is associated with Rock Island 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.
Canoe Creek by land and water
The Census records 0.49 square miles of water within Canoe Creek, or 3.3% of its total area. It is 2 percentage points lower than the 5.3% recorded for Rock Island County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Canoe Creek township has 22.3 times the land area of nearby Hillsdale village (0.65 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

