THE STARKVILLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Blackland Prairie setting.
Starkville city has 27.8 square miles of land in Oktibbeha County. Its Census reference point is in Blackland Prairie, within Southeastern Plains.
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Regional context: Southeastern Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Starkville and Oktibbeha County
Starkville is associated with Oktibbeha 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.
Starkville by land and water
The Census records 0.15 square miles of water within Starkville, or 0.5% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points lower than the 0.8% recorded for Oktibbeha County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Starkville city has 12.7 times the land area of nearby Mississippi State CDP (2.18 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

