THE WHEATFIELD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Kankakee Marsh setting.
Wheatfield township has 43.4 square miles of land in Jasper County. Its Census reference point is in Kankakee Marsh, 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
Wheatfield and Jasper County
Wheatfield is associated with Jasper 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.
Wheatfield by land and water
The Census records 0.11 square miles of water within Wheatfield, or 0.2% of its total area. That share is close to Jasper County’s 0.3%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Wheatfield township has 73.4 times the land area of nearby Wheatfield town (0.59 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

