THE PORTLAND LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern New England Coastal Plains and Hills setting.
Portland town has 23.4 square miles of land in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. Its Census reference point is in Southern New England Coastal Plains and Hills, 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
Portland and Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
Portland is associated with Lower Connecticut River 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.
Portland by land and water
The Census records 1.5 square miles of water within Portland, or 6.1% of its total area. It is 11.9 percentage points lower than the 18% recorded for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Portland town has 3.9 times the land area of nearby Portland CDP (6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.