THE GALLATIN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Loess Flats and Till Plains setting.
Gallatin city has 2.75 square miles of land in Daviess 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
Gallatin and Daviess County
Gallatin is associated with Daviess 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.
Gallatin by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Gallatin, or 0.6% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points lower than the 1% recorded for Daviess County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Gallatin city has 7.6% of the land area of nearby Union township (36.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

