THE SWANTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Oak Openings setting.
Swanton township has 22 square miles of land in Lucas County. Its Census reference point is in Oak Openings, within Huron/Erie Lake Plains.
A broad former lake plain is interrupted by old beach ridges, dunes and glacial moraines. The landscape is mostly low-relief, with important differences between sandy rises and lower ground.
Regional context: Huron/Erie Lake Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Swanton and Lucas County
Swanton is associated with Lucas 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.
Swanton by land and water
The Census records 0.05 square miles of water within Swanton, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 42.8 percentage points lower than the 43% recorded for Lucas County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Swanton township has 6.5 times the land area of nearby Swanton village (3.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

