THE GOSHEN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Low Lime Drift Plain setting.
Goshen township has 32.5 square miles of land in Mahoning 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
Goshen and Mahoning County
Goshen is associated with Mahoning 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.
Goshen by land and water
The Census records 0.37 square miles of water within Goshen, or 1.1% of its total area. It is 2.1 percentage points lower than the 3.2% recorded for Mahoning County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Goshen township has 40.7 times the land area of nearby Damascus CDP (0.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.