THE HIGH PRAIRIE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Osage Cuestas setting.
High Prairie township has 47.4 square miles of land in Leavenworth County. Its Census reference point is in Osage Cuestas, 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
High Prairie and Leavenworth County
High Prairie is associated with Leavenworth 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.
High Prairie by land and water
The Census records 0.13 square miles of water within High Prairie, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 0.9 percentage points lower than the 1.2% recorded for Leavenworth County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, High Prairie township has 99.6% of the land area of nearby Alexandria township (47.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.