THE MARSHFIELD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Piedmont setting.
Marshfield town has 43.3 square miles of land in Washington County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Piedmont, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Marshfield and Washington County
Marshfield is associated with Washington 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.
Marshfield by land and water
The Census records 0.42 square miles of water within Marshfield, or 1% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 1.2% recorded for Washington County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Marshfield town has 167.9 times the land area of nearby Marshfield village (0.26 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.