THE CHARLESTOWN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Low Lime Drift Plain setting.
Charlestown township has 20.6 square miles of land in Portage 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
Charlestown and Portage County
Charlestown is associated with Portage 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.
Charlestown by land and water
The Census records 2.57 square miles of water within Charlestown, or 11.1% of its total area. It is 7.8 percentage points higher than the 3.3% recorded for Portage County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Charlestown township has 93.8% of the land area of nearby Windham township (21.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.