THE HEMLOCK FARMS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Low Poconos setting.
Hemlock Farms CDP has 7.71 square miles of land in Pike 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
Hemlock Farms and Pike County
Hemlock Farms is associated with Pike 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.
Hemlock Farms by land and water
The Census records 0.45 square miles of water within Hemlock Farms, or 5.5% of its total area. It is 1.6 percentage points higher than the 3.9% recorded for Pike County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hemlock Farms CDP has 2.9 times the land area of nearby Conashaugh Lakes CDP (2.68 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.