THE BEAR LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Mio Plateau setting.
Bear Lake CDP has 5.76 square miles of land in Kalkaska County. Its Census reference point is in Mio Plateau, 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
Bear Lake and Kalkaska County
Bear Lake is associated with Kalkaska 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.
Bear Lake by land and water
The Census records 0.64 square miles of water within Bear Lake, or 9.9% of its total area. It is 8 percentage points higher than the 1.9% recorded for Kalkaska County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bear Lake CDP has 8.1% of the land area of nearby Bear Lake township (71 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.