THE HAMPDEN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Lower Worcester Plateau/Eastern Connecticut Upland setting.
Hampden town has 19.6 square miles of land in Hampden County. Its Census reference point is in Lower Worcester Plateau/Eastern Connecticut Upland, 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
Hampden and Hampden County
Hampden is associated with Hampden 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.
Hampden by land and water
The Census records 0.03 square miles of water within Hampden, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 2.6 percentage points lower than the 2.7% recorded for Hampden County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hampden town has 89% of the land area of nearby Wilbraham town (22 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

