THE MIDDLE PAXTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Sandstone Ridges setting.
Middle Paxton township has 54.4 square miles of land in Dauphin County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Sandstone Ridges, 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
Middle Paxton and Dauphin County
Middle Paxton is associated with Dauphin 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.
Middle Paxton by land and water
The Census records 4.74 square miles of water within Middle Paxton, or 8% of its total area. It is 2.1 percentage points higher than the 6% recorded for Dauphin County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Middle Paxton township has 127.1 times the land area of nearby Dauphin borough (0.43 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

