THE EDGAR LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Illinois/Indiana Prairies setting.
Edgar township has 55.5 square miles of land in Edgar 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
Edgar and Edgar County
Edgar is associated with Edgar 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.
Edgar by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Edgar, or 0% of its total area. That share is close to Edgar County’s 0.1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Edgar township has 77.1 times the land area of nearby Chrisman city (0.72 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

