THE PIERSON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Glaciated Wabash Lowlands setting.
Pierson township has 35.4 square miles of land in Vigo 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
Pierson and Vigo County
Pierson is associated with Vigo 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.
Pierson by land and water
The Census records 0.62 square miles of water within Pierson, or 1.7% of its total area. That share is close to Vigo County’s 1.7%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Pierson township has 130.6 times the land area of nearby Lewis CDP (0.27 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

