THE KIRKWOOD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Monongahela Transition Zone setting.
Kirkwood township has 35.3 square miles of land in Belmont County. Its Census reference point is in Monongahela Transition Zone, 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
Kirkwood and Belmont County
Kirkwood is associated with Belmont 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.
Kirkwood by land and water
The Census records 1.34 square miles of water within Kirkwood, or 3.7% of its total area. It is 2 percentage points higher than the 1.7% recorded for Belmont County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Kirkwood township has 88.1 times the land area of nearby Fairview village (0.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

