THE DE WITT LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Missouri Coteau setting.
De Witt township has 41.2 square miles of land in Divide County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Missouri Coteau, within Northwestern Glaciated Plains.
Glaciated plains bridge the wetter eastern prairie and the drier, more broken Great Plains. Numerous prairie potholes and other seasonal or persistent wetlands are characteristic regional landforms.
Regional context: Northwestern Glaciated Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
De Witt and Divide County
De Witt is associated with Divide 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.
De Witt by land and water
The Census records 1.09 square miles of water within De Witt, or 2.6% of its total area. That share is close to Divide County’s 2.6%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, De Witt township has 41 times the land area of nearby Fortuna city (1.01 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.