THE JEFFERSON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Glaciated Wabash Lowlands setting.
Jefferson township has 47.8 square miles of land in Owen County. Its Census reference point is in Glaciated Wabash Lowlands, 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
Jefferson and Owen County
Jefferson is associated with Owen 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.
Jefferson by land and water
The Census records 0.13 square miles of water within Jefferson, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points lower than the 0.7% recorded for Owen County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Jefferson township has 131.7 times the land area of nearby Coal City CDP (0.36 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

