THE LA WARD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies setting.
La Ward city has 0.81 square miles of land in Jackson County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies, within Western Gulf Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains extend along the western Gulf, contrasting with more irregular inland country. Grassland was the principal natural cover, with river corridors and coastal features adding local variation.
Regional context: Western Gulf Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
La Ward and Jackson County
La Ward is associated with Jackson 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.
La Ward by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within La Ward, or 0% of its total area. It is 3.2 percentage points lower than the 3.2% recorded for Jackson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, La Ward city has 31.6% of the land area of nearby Lolita CDP (2.57 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.