THE WATERBORO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Sebago-Ossipee Hills and Plains setting.
Waterboro town has 55.3 square miles of land in York County. Its Census reference point is in Sebago-Ossipee Hills and Plains, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Waterboro and York County
Waterboro is associated with York 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.
Waterboro by land and water
The Census records 1.83 square miles of water within Waterboro, or 3.2% of its total area. It is 18.7 percentage points lower than the 21.9% recorded for York County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Waterboro town has 10.6 times the land area of nearby Lake Arrowhead CDP (5.21 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

