THE MURRAY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Loess and Glacial Drift Hills setting.
Murray township has 35.5 square miles of land in Marshall County. Its Census reference point is in Loess and Glacial Drift Hills, within Western Corn Belt Plains.
Glacial till plains and windblown loess hills make up the Western Corn Belt landscape. Near-level and rolling terrain are interspersed with steeper river valleys and hills.
Regional context: Western Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Murray and Marshall County
Murray is associated with Marshall 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.
Murray by land and water
The Census records 0.1 square miles of water within Murray, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points lower than the 0.5% recorded for Marshall County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Murray township has 68 times the land area of nearby Axtell city (0.52 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

