THE INDEPENDENCE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Permian Hills setting.
Independence township has 28.4 square miles of land in Washington 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
Independence and Washington County
Independence is associated with Washington 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.
Independence by land and water
The Census records 0.08 square miles of water within Independence, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 1 percentage points lower than the 1.2% recorded for Washington County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Independence township has 1.3 times the land area of nearby Ludlow township (22.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

