THE ELMHURST LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Low Poconos setting.
Elmhurst township has 1.84 square miles of land in Lackawanna County. Its Census reference point is in Low Poconos, within North Central Appalachians.
Forest-covered plateau surfaces, high hills and low mountains are underlain by layered sedimentary rocks. Most of this region escaped continental glaciation, leaving deeply cut upland terrain.
Regional context: North Central Appalachians ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Elmhurst and Lackawanna County
Elmhurst is associated with Lackawanna 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.
Elmhurst by land and water
The Census records 0.09 square miles of water within Elmhurst, or 4.7% of its total area. It is 3.4 percentage points higher than the 1.3% recorded for Lackawanna County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Elmhurst township has 8.6% of the land area of nearby Roaring Brook township (21.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

