THE FALL RIVER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Illinois/Indiana Prairies setting.
Fall River township has 20.2 square miles of land in LaSalle 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
Fall River and LaSalle County
Fall River is associated with LaSalle 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.
Fall River by land and water
The Census records 0.61 square miles of water within Fall River, or 2.9% of its total area. It is 1.8 percentage points higher than the 1.1% recorded for LaSalle County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Fall River township has 1.4 times the land area of nearby Ottawa city (14.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

