THE ST. JOSEPH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Rolling Loess Prairies setting.
St. Joseph city has 44 square miles of land in Buchanan County. Its Census reference point is in Rolling Loess Prairies, within Western Corn Belt Plains.
Glacial till plains and windblown loess hills make up the Western Corn Belt landscape. Near-level and rolling terrain are interspersed with steeper river valleys and hills.
Regional context: Western Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
St. Joseph and Buchanan County
St. Joseph is associated with Buchanan 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.
St. Joseph by land and water
The Census records 0.79 square miles of water within St. Joseph, or 1.8% of its total area. That share is close to Buchanan County’s 1.7%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, St. Joseph city has 11.3 times the land area of nearby Country Club village (3.91 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

