THE ASHFORD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Lower Worcester Plateau/Eastern Connecticut Upland setting.
Ashford town has 38.8 square miles of land in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. Its Census reference point is in Lower Worcester Plateau/Eastern Connecticut Upland, within Northeastern Coastal Zone.
Irregular plains and low hills form a coastal transition with glacial lakes and oak-pine woodland. This northeastern landscape is gentler than the mountainous country farther inland.
Regional context: Northeastern Coastal Zone ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Ashford and Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Ashford is associated with Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region 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.
Ashford by land and water
The Census records 0.71 square miles of water within Ashford, or 1.8% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points higher than the 1.6% recorded for Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Ashford town has 293.7 times the land area of nearby Lake Chaffee CDP (0.13 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

