THE CLINTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Loess Plains setting.
Clinton city has 41.9 square miles of land in Hinds County. Its Census reference point is in Loess Plains, within Mississippi Valley Loess Plains.
Windblown loess blankets irregular plains and rolling hills, with steeper bluffs near the Mississippi River. Flatter eastern areas contrast with the more deeply cut bluff country.
Regional context: Mississippi Valley Loess Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Clinton and Hinds County
Clinton is associated with Hinds 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.
Clinton by land and water
The Census records 0.27 square miles of water within Clinton, or 0.6% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 0.8% recorded for Hinds County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Clinton city has 27.6 times the land area of nearby Bolton town (1.52 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.