THE ALLEGANY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Glaciated Allegheny Hills setting.
Allegany township has 40.5 square miles of land in Potter County. Its Census reference point is in Glaciated Allegheny Hills, within Northern Allegheny Plateau.
Rolling hills, broad valleys and low mountains are mantled by glacial deposits. Sandstone, shale and siltstone underlie a mix of open land and woodland across the northern plateau.
Regional context: Northern Allegheny Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Allegany and Potter County
Allegany is associated with Potter 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.
Allegany by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Allegany, or 0% of its total area. That share is close to Potter County’s 0%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Allegany township has 1.1 times the land area of nearby Genesee township (35.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

