THE CARRIER MILLS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Illinoian Till Plain setting.
Carrier Mills township has 37 square miles of land in Saline 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
Carrier Mills and Saline County
Carrier Mills is associated with Saline 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.
Carrier Mills by land and water
The Census records 2.08 square miles of water within Carrier Mills, or 5.3% of its total area. It is 3.5 percentage points higher than the 1.8% recorded for Saline County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Carrier Mills township has 30.6 times the land area of nearby Carrier Mills village (1.21 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.