THE BURKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Tertiary Uplands setting.
Burke city has 2.82 square miles of land in Angelina County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Tertiary Uplands, within South Central Plains.
The Piney Woods occupy irregular plains at the western edge of the southern forest belt. Pine and hardwood landscapes alternate with wider river corridors such as the Red River valley.
Regional context: South Central Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Burke and Angelina County
Burke is associated with Angelina 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.
Burke by land and water
The Census records 0.03 square miles of water within Burke, or 1.1% of its total area. It is 6.7 percentage points lower than the 7.7% recorded for Angelina County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Burke city has 56.6% of the land area of nearby Diboll city (4.98 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.