THE BLAIR LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Shale Valleys setting.
Blair township has 13.6 square miles of land in Blair County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Shale Valleys, within Ridge and Valley.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Blair and Blair County
Blair is associated with Blair 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.
Blair by land and water
The Census records 0.08 square miles of water within Blair, or 0.6% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points higher than the 0.2% recorded for Blair County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Blair township has 9.2 times the land area of nearby Penn Farms CDP (1.49 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

