THE CHESTERFIELD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
River Hills setting.
Chesterfield city has 31.8 square miles of land in St. Louis County. Its Census reference point is in River Hills, within Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Broad terraced river valleys contrast with wooded slopes and dissected glacial plains. Bottomland settings and upland oak landscapes occur close together across the Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Regional context: Interior River Valleys and Hills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Chesterfield and St. Louis County
Chesterfield is associated with St. Louis 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.
Chesterfield by land and water
The Census records 1.8 square miles of water within Chesterfield, or 5.4% of its total area. It is 2.4 percentage points higher than the 2.9% recorded for St. Louis County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Chesterfield city has 11.8 times the land area of nearby Clarkson Valley city (2.69 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.