THE LONGTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Cross Timbers setting.
Longton township has 44.5 square miles of land in Elk County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Cross Timbers, within Cross Timbers.
The Cross Timbers mark a transition from prairie to more wooded eastern landscapes. Native grassland is interspersed with post oak and blackjack oak, creating a woodland-and-open-country mosaic.
Regional context: Cross Timbers ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Longton and Elk County
Longton is associated with Elk 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.
Longton by land and water
The Census records 0.29 square miles of water within Longton, or 0.6% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points lower than the 1% recorded for Elk County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Longton township has 37.9 times the land area of nearby Longton city (1.18 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.