THE HUNTSVILLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Tertiary Uplands setting.
Huntsville city has 41.8 square miles of land in Walker 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
Huntsville and Walker County
Huntsville is associated with Walker 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.
Huntsville by land and water
The Census records 0.82 square miles of water within Huntsville, or 1.9% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 2.2% recorded for Walker County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Huntsville city has 18.9 times the land area of nearby New Waverly city (2.21 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

