THE BESSEMER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Winegar Dead Ice Moraine setting.
Bessemer township has 113.8 square miles of land in Gogebic County. Its Census reference point is in Winegar Dead Ice Moraine, 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
Bessemer and Gogebic County
Bessemer is associated with Gogebic 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.
Bessemer by land and water
The Census records 1.56 square miles of water within Bessemer, or 1.4% of its total area. It is 24 percentage points lower than the 25.4% recorded for Gogebic County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bessemer township has 14.5 times the land area of nearby Wakefield city (7.87 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

