THE CHILLICOTHE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Loess Flats and Till Plains setting.
Chillicothe city has 0.23 square miles of land in Wapello County. Its Census reference point is in Loess Flats and Till Plains, within Central Irregular Plains.
Irregular plains form a transition between northern agricultural country and more wooded uplands to the south and east. Grassland and forest historically mixed, with wider woodland belts beside streams.
Regional context: Central Irregular Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Chillicothe and Wapello County
Chillicothe is associated with Wapello 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.
Chillicothe by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Chillicothe, or 9.2% of its total area. It is 8.3 percentage points higher than the 1% recorded for Wapello County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Chillicothe city has 40.1% of the land area of nearby Kirkville city (0.56 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

