THE PRAIRIE CITY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Western Dissected Illinoian Till Plain setting.
Prairie City village has 1.01 square miles of land in McDonough 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
Prairie City and McDonough County
Prairie City is associated with McDonough 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.
Prairie City by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Prairie City, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.1 percentage points lower than the 0.1% recorded for McDonough County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Prairie City village has 5.6% of the land area of nearby Prairie City township (18 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

