THE LACONIA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Sebago-Ossipee Hills and Plains setting.
Laconia city has 19.8 square miles of land in Belknap County. Its Census reference point is in Sebago-Ossipee Hills and Plains, 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
Laconia and Belknap County
Laconia is associated with Belknap 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.
Laconia by land and water
The Census records 6.24 square miles of water within Laconia, or 23.9% of its total area. It is 9.4 percentage points higher than the 14.5% recorded for Belknap County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Laconia city has 49.5% of the land area of nearby Meredith town (40.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

