THE LINCOLN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Sand Area setting.
Lincoln township has 42.4 square miles of land in Newton County. Its Census reference point is in Sand Area, 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
Lincoln and Newton County
Lincoln is associated with Newton 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.
Lincoln by land and water
The Census records 0.16 square miles of water within Lincoln, or 0.4% of its total area. That share is close to Newton County’s 0.4%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lincoln township has 7 times the land area of nearby Roselawn CDP (6.07 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

