THE MOUNT PLEASANT LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Loess Plains setting.
Mount Pleasant CDP has 2.4 square miles of land in Marshall 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
Mount Pleasant and Marshall County
Mount Pleasant is associated with Marshall 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.
Mount Pleasant by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Mount Pleasant, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.5 percentage points lower than the 0.5% recorded for Marshall County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Mount Pleasant CDP has 90% of the land area of nearby Red Banks CDP (2.66 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

