THE LITTLE FALLS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Mohawk Valley setting.
Little Falls town has 22.3 square miles of land in Herkimer County. Its Census reference point is in Mohawk Valley, 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
Little Falls and Herkimer County
Little Falls is associated with Herkimer 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.
Little Falls by land and water
The Census records 0.16 square miles of water within Little Falls, or 0.7% of its total area. It is 2.5 percentage points lower than the 3.2% recorded for Herkimer County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Little Falls town has 5.8 times the land area of nearby Little Falls city (3.84 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

