THE AMITE CITY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Gulf Coast Flatwoods setting.
Amite City town has 3.88 square miles of land in Tangipahoa Parish. Its Census reference point is in Gulf Coast Flatwoods, within Southern Coastal Plain.
Low plains mingle with barrier islands, lagoons, marshes and inland lake districts. Coastal and inland settings vary substantially within this warm southeastern landscape.
Regional context: Southern Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Amite City and Tangipahoa Parish
Amite City is associated with Tangipahoa Parish 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.
Amite City by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Amite City, or 0.4% of its total area. It is 5.9 percentage points lower than the 6.3% recorded for Tangipahoa Parish. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Amite City town has 1.8 times the land area of nearby Roseland town (2.12 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

