THE WEST PARIS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Western Maine Foothills setting.
West Paris town has 24.2 square miles of land in Oxford County. Its Census reference point is in Western Maine Foothills, 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
West Paris and Oxford County
West Paris is associated with Oxford 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.
West Paris by land and water
The Census records 0.16 square miles of water within West Paris, or 0.7% of its total area. It is 3.9 percentage points lower than the 4.5% recorded for Oxford County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, West Paris town has 59.5% of the land area of nearby Paris town (40.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.