THE TONAWANDA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Ontario Lowlands setting.
Tonawanda city has 3.8 square miles of land in Erie County. Its Census reference point is in Ontario 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
Tonawanda and Erie County
Tonawanda is associated with Erie 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.
Tonawanda by land and water
The Census records 0.29 square miles of water within Tonawanda, or 7% of its total area. It is 8 percentage points lower than the 15% recorded for Erie County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Tonawanda city has 22% of the land area of nearby Tonawanda Town CDP (17.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

