THE RICHWOOD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Arkansas/Ouachita River Backswamps setting.
Richwood town has 2.53 square miles of land in Ouachita Parish. Its Census reference point is in Arkansas/Ouachita River Backswamps, within Mississippi Alluvial Plain.
The Mississippi's broad alluvial plain includes river terraces, swales and natural levees. Small changes in elevation distinguish local settings within this generally flat river landscape.
Regional context: Mississippi Alluvial Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Richwood and Ouachita Parish
Richwood is associated with Ouachita 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.
Richwood by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Richwood, or 0% of its total area. It is 3.4 percentage points lower than the 3.4% recorded for Ouachita Parish. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Richwood town has 8.5% of the land area of nearby Monroe city (29.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

