THE CHESHIRE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Connecticut Valley setting.
Cheshire town has 32.8 square miles of land in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. Its Census reference point is in Connecticut Valley, 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
Cheshire and Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
Cheshire is associated with Naugatuck Valley 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.
Cheshire by land and water
The Census records 0.48 square miles of water within Cheshire, or 1.5% of its total area. It is 0.6 percentage points lower than the 2.1% recorded for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Cheshire town has 8.2 times the land area of nearby Cheshire Village CDP (4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

