THE NORTHERN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Illinoian Till Plain setting.
Northern township has 36.5 square miles of land in Franklin 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
Northern and Franklin County
Northern is associated with Franklin 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.
Northern by land and water
The Census records 0.12 square miles of water within Northern, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 4.9 percentage points lower than the 5.2% recorded for Franklin County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Northern township has 134.1 times the land area of nearby Macedonia village (0.27 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.