THE CLIFTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Western Highland Rim setting.
Clifton city has 5.56 square miles of land in Wayne County. Its Census reference point is in Western Highland Rim, within Interior Plateau.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Clifton and Wayne County
Clifton is associated with Wayne 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.
Clifton by land and water
The Census records 0.57 square miles of water within Clifton, or 9.3% of its total area. It is 9.1 percentage points higher than the 0.2% recorded for Wayne County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Clifton city has 1.3 times the land area of nearby Waynesboro city (4.28 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

