THE MARMATON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Wooded Osage Plains setting.
Marmaton township has 55.8 square miles of land in Bourbon County. Its Census reference point is in Wooded Osage 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
Marmaton and Bourbon County
Marmaton is associated with Bourbon 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.
Marmaton by land and water
The Census records 0.31 square miles of water within Marmaton, or 0.6% of its total area. That share is close to Bourbon County’s 0.6%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Marmaton township has 385 times the land area of nearby Redfield city (0.15 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

