THE ALTUS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Red River Tablelands setting.
Altus city has 18.2 square miles of land in Jackson County. Its Census reference point is in Red River Tablelands, within Central Great Plains.
These plains are lower and somewhat more irregular than the High Plains to the west. Their grassland setting includes rolling terrain and a transition toward greater rainfall in the east.
Regional context: Central Great Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Altus and Jackson County
Altus is associated with Jackson 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.
Altus by land and water
The Census records 0.2 square miles of water within Altus, or 1.1% of its total area. It is 0.9 percentage points higher than the 0.2% recorded for Jackson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Altus city has 121.5 times the land area of nearby Friendship town (0.15 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

