THE CRITTENDEN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Illinois/Indiana Prairies setting.
Crittenden township has 36.4 square miles of land in Champaign County. Its Census reference point is in Illinois/Indiana Prairies, within Central Corn Belt Plains.
Glaciated plains historically supported tallgrass prairie mixed with oak and hickory woodland. Dark prairie soils and broad farming landscapes distinguish much of the Central Corn Belt.
Regional context: Central Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Crittenden and Champaign County
Crittenden is associated with Champaign 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.
Crittenden by land and water
The Census records 0.05 square miles of water within Crittenden, or 0.1% of its total area. That share is close to Champaign County’s 0.2%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Crittenden township has 24.3 times the land area of nearby Villa Grove city (1.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

