THE EMERALD BAY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Tertiary Uplands setting.
Emerald Bay CDP has 0.77 square miles of land in Smith County. Its Census reference point is in 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
Emerald Bay and Smith County
Emerald Bay is associated with Smith 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.
Emerald Bay by land and water
The Census records 0.77 square miles of water within Emerald Bay, or 49.9% of its total area. It is 46.9 percentage points higher than the 3% recorded for Smith County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Emerald Bay CDP has 39.8% of the land area of nearby Coffee City town (1.93 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

