THE MASSENA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
St. Lawrence Lowlands setting.
Massena town has 44.3 square miles of land in St. Lawrence County. Its Census reference point is in St. Lawrence 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
Massena and St. Lawrence County
Massena is associated with St. Lawrence 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.
Massena by land and water
The Census records 11.8 square miles of water within Massena, or 21% of its total area. It is 16 percentage points higher than the 5% recorded for St. Lawrence County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Massena town has 9.8 times the land area of nearby Massena village (4.53 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

