THE BLACK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Forested Hills and Mountains setting.
Black township has 42.7 square miles of land in Somerset County. Its Census reference point is in Forested Hills and Mountains, within Central Appalachians.
A rugged, deeply cut plateau of sandstone, shale and related rocks supports extensive forest. High hills and low mountains distinguish this Appalachian landscape from smoother neighboring regions.
Regional context: Central Appalachians ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Black and Somerset County
Black is associated with Somerset 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.
Black by land and water
The Census records 0.01 square miles of water within Black, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.6 percentage points lower than the 0.6% recorded for Somerset County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Black township has 127.9 times the land area of nearby Rockwood borough (0.33 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

