THE DOUGLAS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern New England Coastal Plains and Hills setting.
Douglas town has 36.4 square miles of land in Worcester County. Its Census reference point is in Southern New England Coastal Plains and Hills, within Northeastern Coastal Zone.
Irregular plains and low hills form a coastal transition with glacial lakes and oak-pine woodland. This northeastern landscape is gentler than the mountainous country farther inland.
Regional context: Northeastern Coastal Zone ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Douglas and Worcester County
Douglas is associated with Worcester 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.
Douglas by land and water
The Census records 1.46 square miles of water within Douglas, or 3.8% of its total area. It is 0.5 percentage points lower than the 4.3% recorded for Worcester County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Douglas town has 10.7 times the land area of nearby East Douglas CDP (3.41 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

