THE CARTHAGE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
James River Lowland setting.
Carthage city has 1.46 square miles of land in Miner 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
Carthage and Miner County
Carthage is associated with Miner 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.
Carthage by land and water
The Census records 0.03 square miles of water within Carthage, or 2.1% of its total area. It is 1.8 percentage points higher than the 0.3% recorded for Miner County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Carthage city has 4.4% of the land area of nearby Carthage township (33.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

