THE BAY MILLS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Grand Marais Lakeshore setting.
Bay Mills township has 64.7 square miles of land in Chippewa County. Its Census reference point is in Grand Marais Lakeshore, within Northern Lakes and Forests.
Glacial hills, till plains, sandy outwash and old lake basins create a varied northern landscape. Conifer and hardwood forests surround many lakes across these glacially shaped uplands.
Regional context: Northern Lakes and Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Bay Mills and Chippewa County
Bay Mills is associated with Chippewa 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.
Bay Mills by land and water
The Census records 33.2 square miles of water within Bay Mills, or 33.9% of its total area. It is 8.3 percentage points lower than the 42.2% recorded for Chippewa County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bay Mills township has 62.9% of the land area of nearby Superior township (103 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.