THE NORTHWOOD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Worcester/Monadnock Plateau setting.
Northwood town has 28.1 square miles of land in Rockingham County. Its Census reference point is in Worcester/Monadnock Plateau, 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
Northwood and Rockingham County
Northwood is associated with Rockingham 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.
Northwood by land and water
The Census records 2.13 square miles of water within Northwood, or 7.1% of its total area. It is 5.5 percentage points lower than the 12.5% recorded for Rockingham County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Northwood town has 57.4% of the land area of nearby Strafford town (49 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

