THE SPRINGFIELD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Pittsburgh Low Plateau setting.
Springfield township has 30.7 square miles of land in Jefferson County. Its Census reference point is in Pittsburgh Low Plateau, 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
Springfield and Jefferson County
Springfield is associated with Jefferson 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.
Springfield by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Springfield, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.7 percentage points lower than the 0.7% recorded for Jefferson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Springfield township has 95.9 times the land area of nearby Amsterdam village (0.32 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

