THE WALTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Lansing Loamy Plain setting.
Walton township has 35.2 square miles of land in Eaton County. Its Census reference point is in Lansing Loamy Plain, within Southern Michigan/Northern Indiana Drift Plains.
Lakes, marshes and complex glacial deposits create a varied landscape around southern Michigan and northern Indiana. Moraines, beach ridges, dunes, kettles and meltwater channels occur across the region.
Regional context: Southern Michigan/Northern Indiana Drift Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Walton and Eaton County
Walton is associated with Eaton 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.
Walton by land and water
The Census records 0.28 square miles of water within Walton, or 0.8% of its total area. That share is close to Eaton County’s 0.7%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Walton township has 34.5 times the land area of nearby Olivet city (1.02 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

