THE BOIS BLANC LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Cheboygan Lake Plain setting.
Bois Blanc township has 35.1 square miles of land in Mackinac County. Its Census reference point is in Cheboygan Lake Plain, 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
Bois Blanc and Mackinac County
Bois Blanc is associated with Mackinac 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.
Bois Blanc by land and water
The Census records 14.1 square miles of water within Bois Blanc, or 28.6% of its total area. It is 22.7 percentage points lower than the 51.4% recorded for Mackinac County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bois Blanc township has 1.5 times the land area of nearby Beaugrand township (23.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

