THE JOSLIN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain setting.
Joslin CDP has 4.64 square miles of land in Rock Island County. Its Census reference point is in Upper Mississippi Alluvial 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
Joslin and Rock Island County
Joslin is associated with Rock Island 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.
Joslin by land and water
The Census records 0.27 square miles of water within Joslin, or 5.6% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points higher than the 5.3% recorded for Rock Island County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Joslin CDP has 19.5% of the land area of nearby Zuma township (23.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.