THE CARLYLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
James River Lowland setting.
Carlyle township has 36.3 square miles of land in Beadle County. Its Census reference point is in James River Lowland, 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
Carlyle and Beadle County
Carlyle is associated with Beadle 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.
Carlyle by land and water
The Census records 0.07 square miles of water within Carlyle, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points lower than the 0.5% recorded for Beadle County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Carlyle township has 22.3 times the land area of nearby Alpena town (1.63 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

