THE MUDDY CREEK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Pittsburgh Low Plateau setting.
Muddy Creek township has 22.6 square miles of land in Butler County. Its Census reference point is in Pittsburgh Low Plateau, within Western Allegheny Plateau.
Rounded wooded hills and intervening valleys form an unglaciated plateau landscape. Valley floors contain much of the region's open land, contrasting with its more forested slopes.
Regional context: Western Allegheny Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Muddy Creek and Butler County
Muddy Creek is associated with Butler 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.
Muddy Creek by land and water
The Census records 1.97 square miles of water within Muddy Creek, or 8% of its total area. It is 7.2 percentage points higher than the 0.8% recorded for Butler County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Muddy Creek township has 28.4 times the land area of nearby Portersville borough (0.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

