THE VIRDEN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Illinois/Indiana Prairies setting.
Virden township has 18 square miles of land in Macoupin County. Its Census reference point is in Illinois/Indiana Prairies, 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
Virden and Macoupin County
Virden is associated with Macoupin 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.
Virden by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Virden, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points lower than the 0.5% recorded for Macoupin County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Virden township has 9.5 times the land area of nearby Virden city (1.89 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

