THE CANISTEO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Rochester/Paleozoic Plateau Upland setting.
Canisteo township has 35.5 square miles of land in Dodge County. Its Census reference point is in Rochester/Paleozoic Plateau Upland, within Driftless Area.
Deeply cut valleys divide a bedrock plateau with windblown soil on many uplands. Glaciers had less influence here than in neighboring regions, leaving a distinctly hilly landscape.
Regional context: Driftless Area ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Canisteo and Dodge County
Canisteo is associated with Dodge 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.
Canisteo by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Canisteo, or 0% of its total area. That share is close to Dodge County’s 0.1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Canisteo township has 10.1 times the land area of nearby Kasson city (3.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

