THE NEW DOUGLAS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Illinoian Till Plain setting.
New Douglas township has 20.9 square miles of land in Madison 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 Douglas and Madison County
New Douglas is associated with Madison 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 Douglas by land and water
The Census records 0.06 square miles of water within New Douglas, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 3 percentage points lower than the 3.3% recorded for Madison County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, New Douglas township has 19.9 times the land area of nearby New Douglas village (1.05 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.