THE MISSISSIPPI LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Western Dissected Illinoian Till Plain setting.
Mississippi township has 36.4 square miles of land in Jersey County. Its Census reference point is in Western Dissected 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
Mississippi and Jersey County
Mississippi is associated with Jersey 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.
Mississippi by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Mississippi, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 2 percentage points lower than the 2.1% recorded for Jersey County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Mississippi township has 1.5 times the land area of nearby Elsah township (23.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.