THE MOUND BAYOU LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Holocene Meander Belts setting.
Mound Bayou city has 0.88 square miles of land in Bolivar County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Holocene Meander Belts, 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
Mound Bayou and Bolivar County
Mound Bayou is associated with Bolivar 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.
Mound Bayou by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Mound Bayou, or 0% of its total area. It is 3.5 percentage points lower than the 3.5% recorded for Bolivar County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Mound Bayou city has 3 times the land area of nearby Winstonville town (0.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

