THE PORTLAND LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Low Lime Drift Plain setting.
Portland town has 34 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
Portland and Chautauqua County
Portland 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.
Portland by land and water
The Census records 0.06 square miles of water within Portland, 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, Portland town has 19.2 times the land area of nearby Brocton village (1.77 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.