THE CRISFIELD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes setting.
Crisfield city has 1.74 square miles of land in Somerset County. Its Census reference point is in Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes, within Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains contain terraces, estuaries, marshes and barrier islands. Unconsolidated sediments underlie this varied coastal setting, with forest patterns changing near streams and low-lying areas.
Regional context: Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Crisfield and Somerset County
Crisfield is associated with Somerset 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.
Crisfield by land and water
The Census records 1.44 square miles of water within Crisfield, or 45.3% of its total area. It is 2.3 percentage points lower than the 47.6% recorded for Somerset County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Crisfield city has 46.2% of the land area of nearby Frenchtown-Rumbly CDP (3.76 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

