THE SOUR LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Flatwoods setting.
Sour Lake city has 2.3 square miles of land in Hardin County. Its Census reference point is in Flatwoods, 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
Sour Lake and Hardin County
Sour Lake is associated with Hardin 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.
Sour Lake by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Sour Lake, or 1.8% of its total area. It is 1.1 percentage points higher than the 0.8% recorded for Hardin County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Sour Lake city has 17.5% of the land area of nearby Pinewood Estates CDP (13.2 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

