THE WEST ANTELOPE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Drift Plains setting.
West Antelope township has 35.8 square miles of land in Benson County. Its Census reference point is in Drift Plains, within Northern Glaciated Plains.
Flat to gently rolling glacial terrain supports a prairie transition between taller and shorter grasses. Many temporary and seasonal wetlands occupy depressions left in the glacial landscape.
Regional context: Northern Glaciated Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
West Antelope and Benson County
West Antelope is associated with Benson 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.
West Antelope by land and water
The Census records 0.1 square miles of water within West Antelope, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 3.2 percentage points lower than the 3.5% recorded for Benson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, West Antelope township has 1 times the land area of nearby South Viking township (35.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

