THE DETROIT LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Western Cascades Lowlands and Valleys setting.
Detroit city has 0.59 square miles of land in Marion County. Its Census reference point is in Western Cascades Lowlands and Valleys, within Cascades.
Volcanic mountains, deeply cut stream valleys and glaciated high country define the Cascades. Conifer forests change with elevation, giving way to mountain meadows and rocky alpine terrain.
Regional context: Cascades ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Detroit and Marion County
Detroit is associated with Marion 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.
Detroit by land and water
The Census records 0.37 square miles of water within Detroit, or 38.4% of its total area. It is 37.6 percentage points higher than the 0.9% recorded for Marion County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Detroit city has 79.2% of the land area of nearby Idanha city (0.74 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

