THE SKOKIE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chicago Lake Plain setting.
Skokie village has 10.1 square miles of land in Cook County. Its Census reference point is in Chicago Lake Plain, within Central Corn Belt Plains.
Glaciated plains historically supported tallgrass prairie mixed with oak and hickory woodland. Dark prairie soils and broad farming landscapes distinguish much of the Central Corn Belt.
Regional context: Central Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Skokie and Cook County
Skokie is associated with Cook 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.
Skokie by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Skokie, or 0% of its total area. It is 42.2 percentage points lower than the 42.2% recorded for Cook County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Skokie village has 47.3% of the land area of nearby Niles township (21.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

