THE FAYETTE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Illinois/Indiana Prairies setting.
Fayette township has 22.7 square miles of land in Livingston 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
Fayette and Livingston County
Fayette is associated with Livingston 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.
Fayette by land and water
The Census records 0.03 square miles of water within Fayette, or 0.1% of its total area. That share is close to Livingston County’s 0.2%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Fayette township has 184.4 times the land area of nearby Strawn village (0.12 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

