THE WEST POINT LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Outer Piedmont setting.
West Point city has 12.9 square miles of land in Harris County, Troup County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Outer Piedmont, within Piedmont.
The Piedmont is a belt of irregular plains and hills between the Appalachians and the coastal plain. A complex mixture of older rocks underlies its pine and hardwood woodland landscapes.
Regional context: Piedmont ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
West Point intersects 2 county geographies: Harris County, Troup County. A West Point mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
West Point by land and water
The Census records 0.2 square miles of water within West Point, or 1.5% of its total area. It is 1.3 percentage points lower than the 2.9% recorded for Georgia. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, West Point city has 30.4% of the land area of nearby LaGrange city (42.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.