THE LEWISTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Central Sand Ridges setting.
Lewiston town has 52.5 square miles of land in Columbia County. Its Census reference point is in Central Sand Ridges, within North Central Hardwood Forests.
This transition between northern forests and southern farming country includes lakes, wetlands and hardwood woodland. Glacial landforms support a mosaic of open land and wooded areas.
Regional context: North Central Hardwood Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Lewiston and Columbia County
Lewiston is associated with Columbia 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.
Lewiston by land and water
The Census records 2.53 square miles of water within Lewiston, or 4.6% of its total area. It is 0.8 percentage points higher than the 3.8% recorded for Columbia County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lewiston town has 33.2 times the land area of nearby Briggsville CDP (1.58 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

