THE CARROLLTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Loess Flats and Till Plains setting.
Carrollton township has 35.5 square miles of land in Carroll County. Its Census reference point is in Loess Flats and Till Plains, within Central Irregular Plains.
Irregular plains form a transition between northern agricultural country and more wooded uplands to the south and east. Grassland and forest historically mixed, with wider woodland belts beside streams.
Regional context: Central Irregular Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Carrollton and Carroll County
Carrollton is associated with Carroll 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.
Carrollton by land and water
The Census records 0.06 square miles of water within Carrollton, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 0.8 percentage points lower than the 1% recorded for Carroll County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Carrollton township has 8.5 times the land area of nearby Carrollton city (4.17 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

