THE NEW ATHENS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Illinoian Till Plain setting.
New Athens village has 2.11 square miles of land in St. Clair County. Its Census reference point is in Southern 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
New Athens and St. Clair County
New Athens is associated with St. Clair 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.
New Athens by land and water
The Census records 0.18 square miles of water within New Athens, or 8% of its total area. It is 5.6 percentage points higher than the 2.4% recorded for St. Clair County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, New Athens village has 6.2% of the land area of nearby New Athens township (34 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.