THE ELK PRAIRIE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Illinoian Till Plain setting.
Elk Prairie township has 27.5 square miles of land in Jefferson 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
Elk Prairie and Jefferson County
Elk Prairie is associated with Jefferson 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.
Elk Prairie by land and water
The Census records 9.14 square miles of water within Elk Prairie, or 25% of its total area. It is 22.8 percentage points higher than the 2.2% recorded for Jefferson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Elk Prairie township has 30.1 times the land area of nearby Nason city (0.91 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

