THE VAN VLECK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies setting.
Van Vleck CDP has 7.29 square miles of land in Matagorda 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
Van Vleck and Matagorda County
Van Vleck is associated with Matagorda 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.
Van Vleck by land and water
The Census records 0.03 square miles of water within Van Vleck, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 31.9 percentage points lower than the 32.2% recorded for Matagorda County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Van Vleck CDP has 78.6% of the land area of nearby Bay City city (9.27 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.