THE NAUVOO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
River Hills setting.
Nauvoo city has 3.39 square miles of land in Hancock County. Its Census reference point is in River Hills, 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
Nauvoo and Hancock County
Nauvoo is associated with Hancock 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.
Nauvoo by land and water
The Census records 1.44 square miles of water within Nauvoo, or 29.9% of its total area. It is 27.3 percentage points higher than the 2.5% recorded for Hancock County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Nauvoo city has 86.8% of the land area of nearby Nauvoo township (3.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.