THE PORTER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys setting.
Porter township has 25.6 square miles of land in Clinton County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys, 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
Porter and Clinton County
Porter is associated with Clinton 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.
Porter by land and water
The Census records 0.12 square miles of water within Porter, or 0.5% of its total area. It is 0.5 percentage points lower than the 1% recorded for Clinton County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Porter township has 66.6 times the land area of nearby Clintondale CDP (0.38 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

