THE CANAL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Low Lime Drift Plain setting.
Canal township has 24.3 square miles of land in Venango County. Its Census reference point is in Low Lime Drift Plain, within Erie Drift Plain.
Low rounded hills, glacial moraines, kettles and wetland areas define the Erie Drift Plain. Its terrain is more varied than nearby flatter farming regions and less rugged than the unglaciated plateaus.
Regional context: Erie Drift Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Canal and Venango County
Canal is associated with Venango 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.
Canal by land and water
The Census records 0.12 square miles of water within Canal, or 0.5% of its total area. It is 0.8 percentage points lower than the 1.3% recorded for Venango County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Canal township has 15.7 times the land area of nearby Hannasville CDP (1.55 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.