THE CORTLAND LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Mosquito Creek/Pymatuning Lowlands setting.
Cortland city has 4.33 square miles of land in Trumbull County. Its Census reference point is in Mosquito Creek/Pymatuning Lowlands, 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
Cortland and Trumbull County
Cortland is associated with Trumbull 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.
Cortland by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Cortland, or 0% of its total area. It is 2.9 percentage points lower than the 2.9% recorded for Trumbull County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Cortland city has 20.7% of the land area of nearby Bazetta township (20.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

