THE MANHATTAN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Illinois/Indiana Prairies setting.
Manhattan township has 36.8 square miles of land in Will 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
Manhattan and Will County
Manhattan is associated with Will 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.
Manhattan by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Manhattan, or 0% of its total area. It is 1.6 percentage points lower than the 1.6% recorded for Will County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Manhattan township has 5.5 times the land area of nearby Manhattan village (6.75 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

