THE ASHFORD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Cattaraugus Hills setting.
Ashford town has 51.2 square miles of land in Cattaraugus County. Its Census reference point is in Cattaraugus Hills, within Northern Allegheny Plateau.
Rolling hills, broad valleys and low mountains are mantled by glacial deposits. Sandstone, shale and siltstone underlie a mix of open land and woodland across the northern plateau.
Regional context: Northern Allegheny Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Ashford and Cattaraugus County
Ashford is associated with Cattaraugus 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.
Ashford by land and water
The Census records 0.16 square miles of water within Ashford, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 0.8 percentage points lower than the 1.1% recorded for Cattaraugus County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Ashford town has 13.9 times the land area of nearby Springville village (3.68 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

