THE PIKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Bluff Hills setting.
Pike township has 142.4 square miles of land in Stoddard County. Its Census reference point is in Bluff Hills, within Mississippi Valley Loess Plains.
Windblown loess blankets irregular plains and rolling hills, with steeper bluffs near the Mississippi River. Flatter eastern areas contrast with the more deeply cut bluff country.
Regional context: Mississippi Valley Loess Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Pike and Stoddard County
Pike is associated with Stoddard 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.
Pike by land and water
The Census records 0.87 square miles of water within Pike, or 0.6% of its total area. That share is close to Stoddard County’s 0.7%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Pike township has 259 times the land area of nearby Bell City city (0.55 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

