THE CHRISTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Illinoian Till Plain setting.
Christy township has 33.8 square miles of land in Lawrence 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
Christy and Lawrence County
Christy is associated with Lawrence 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.
Christy by land and water
The Census records 0.06 square miles of water within Christy, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points lower than the 0.5% recorded for Lawrence County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Christy township has 24.2 times the land area of nearby Sumner city (1.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.