THE ARKWRIGHT LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Low Lime Drift Plain setting.
Arkwright town has 35.7 square miles of land in Chautauqua County. Its Census reference point is in Low Lime Drift Plain, within Erie Drift Plain.
Low rounded hills, glacial moraines, kettles and wetland areas define the Erie Drift Plain. Its terrain is more varied than nearby flatter farming regions and less rugged than the unglaciated plateaus.
Regional context: Erie Drift Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Arkwright and Chautauqua County
Arkwright is associated with Chautauqua 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.
Arkwright by land and water
The Census records 0.06 square miles of water within Arkwright, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 29.1 percentage points lower than the 29.3% recorded for Chautauqua County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Arkwright town has 81.4% of the land area of nearby Pomfret town (43.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.