THE CLAREMONT LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Illinoian Till Plain setting.
Claremont township has 44.1 square miles of land in Richland 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
Claremont and Richland County
Claremont is associated with Richland 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.
Claremont by land and water
The Census records 0.03 square miles of water within Claremont, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 0.5 percentage points lower than the 0.5% recorded for Richland County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Claremont township has 55.7 times the land area of nearby Claremont village (0.79 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

