THE TUSCARORA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Shale Valleys setting.
Tuscarora township has 47.2 square miles of land in Juniata County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Shale 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
Tuscarora and Juniata County
Tuscarora is associated with Juniata 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.
Tuscarora by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Tuscarora, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.5 percentage points lower than the 0.5% recorded for Juniata County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Tuscarora township has 125.6 times the land area of nearby East Waterford CDP (0.38 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

