THE CRAB ORCHARD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Illinoian Till Plain setting.
Crab Orchard CDP has 1.39 square miles of land in Williamson 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
Crab Orchard and Williamson County
Crab Orchard is associated with Williamson 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.
Crab Orchard by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Crab Orchard, or 2.4% of its total area. It is 3 percentage points lower than the 5.4% recorded for Williamson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Crab Orchard CDP has 67.5% of the land area of nearby Pittsburg village (2.07 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

