THE CHESTERFIELD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Champlain Lowlands setting.
Chesterfield town has 79 square miles of land in Essex County. Its Census reference point is in Champlain Lowlands, within Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands.
Glacially shaped lowlands and irregular plains border the Great Lakes and adjacent hills. The lakes influence regional weather, while local landforms reflect both glacial deposits and former shorelines.
Regional context: Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Chesterfield and Essex County
Chesterfield is associated with Essex 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.
Chesterfield by land and water
The Census records 26.3 square miles of water within Chesterfield, or 25% of its total area. It is 18.6 percentage points higher than the 6.4% recorded for Essex County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Chesterfield town has 13.1 times the land area of nearby Keeseville CDP (6.02 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

