THE JACKSON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Loess Plains setting.
Jackson city has 59.2 square miles of land in Madison County. Its Census reference point is in Loess Plains, within Mississippi Valley Loess Plains.
Windblown loess blankets irregular plains and rolling hills, with steeper bluffs near the Mississippi River. Flatter eastern areas contrast with the more deeply cut bluff country.
Regional context: Mississippi Valley Loess Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Jackson and Madison County
Jackson is associated with Madison 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.
Jackson by land and water
The Census records 0.01 square miles of water within Jackson, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 0.3% recorded for Madison County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Jackson city has 13.2 times the land area of nearby Three Way city (4.49 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

