THE MITCHELL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
James River Lowland setting.
Mitchell city has 11.5 square miles of land in Davison 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
Mitchell and Davison County
Mitchell is associated with Davison 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.
Mitchell by land and water
The Census records 1.13 square miles of water within Mitchell, or 8.9% of its total area. It is 8.6 percentage points higher than the 0.3% recorded for Davison County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Mitchell city has 32.2% of the land area of nearby Beulah township (35.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

