THE SIKESTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
St. Francis Lowlands setting.
Sikeston city has 17.9 square miles of land in New Madrid County, Scott County. Its Census reference point is in St. Francis Lowlands, 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
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Sikeston intersects 2 county geographies: New Madrid County, Scott County. A Sikeston mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Sikeston by land and water
The Census records 0.16 square miles of water within Sikeston, or 0.9% of its total area. It is 0.5 percentage points lower than the 1.4% recorded for Missouri. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Sikeston city has 3.9 times the land area of nearby Miner city (4.61 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

