THE CARTHAGE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Permian Hills setting.
Carthage township has 38.6 square miles of land in Athens County. Its Census reference point is in Permian Hills, within Western Allegheny Plateau.
Rounded wooded hills and intervening valleys form an unglaciated plateau landscape. Valley floors contain much of the region's open land, contrasting with its more forested slopes.
Regional context: Western Allegheny Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Carthage and Athens County
Carthage is associated with Athens 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.
Carthage by land and water
The Census records 0.07 square miles of water within Carthage, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 0.7 percentage points lower than the 0.9% recorded for Athens County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Carthage township has 130.2 times the land area of nearby Stewart CDP (0.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

