THE SCHOHARIE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Mohawk Valley setting.
Schoharie town has 29.8 square miles of land in Schoharie 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
Schoharie and Schoharie County
Schoharie is associated with Schoharie 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.
Schoharie by land and water
The Census records 0.13 square miles of water within Schoharie, or 0.4% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points lower than the 0.7% recorded for Schoharie County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Schoharie town has 18 times the land area of nearby Schoharie village (1.66 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

