THE KEOKUK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Loess Flats and Till Plains setting.
Keokuk city has 9.1 square miles of land in Lee 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
Keokuk and Lee County
Keokuk is associated with Lee 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.
Keokuk by land and water
The Census records 1.45 square miles of water within Keokuk, or 13.7% of its total area. It is 9.8 percentage points higher than the 4% recorded for Lee County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Keokuk city has 3.4 times the land area of nearby Mooar CDP (2.65 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

