THE CARUTHERSVILLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Holocene Meander Belts setting.
Caruthersville city has 5.16 square miles of land in Pemiscot 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
Caruthersville and Pemiscot County
Caruthersville is associated with Pemiscot 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.
Caruthersville by land and water
The Census records 0.08 square miles of water within Caruthersville, or 1.5% of its total area. It is 2.6 percentage points lower than the 4.1% recorded for Pemiscot County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Caruthersville city has 2.2 times the land area of nearby Hayti city (2.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

