THE BURNSIDE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Uplands and Valleys of Mixed Land Use setting.
Burnside township has 88.9 square miles of land in Centre County. Its Census reference point is in Uplands and Valleys of Mixed Land Use, 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
Burnside and Centre County
Burnside is associated with Centre 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.
Burnside by land and water
The Census records 0.83 square miles of water within Burnside, or 0.9% of its total area. It is 0.5 percentage points higher than the 0.4% recorded for Centre County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Burnside township has 2.3 times the land area of nearby West Keating township (38.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

