THE SOUTH WEST LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Cherokee Plains setting.
South West township has 51.2 square miles of land in Barton County. Its Census reference point is in Cherokee 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
South West and Barton County
South West is associated with Barton 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.
South West by land and water
The Census records 0.78 square miles of water within South West, or 1.5% of its total area. It is 0.7 percentage points higher than the 0.8% recorded for Barton County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, South West township has 14.1 times the land area of nearby Mindenmines city (3.65 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.