THE STANFORD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Illinoian Till Plain setting.
Stanford township has 53 square miles of land in Clay 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
Stanford and Clay County
Stanford is associated with Clay 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.
Stanford by land and water
The Census records 0.07 square miles of water within Stanford, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 0.1 percentage points lower than the 0.3% recorded for Clay County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Stanford township has 11.3 times the land area of nearby Flora city (4.69 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.