THE BRANCH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Newaygo Barrens setting.
Branch township has 35.4 square miles of land in Mason County. Its Census reference point is in Newaygo Barrens, 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
Branch and Mason County
Branch is associated with Mason 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.
Branch by land and water
The Census records 0.58 square miles of water within Branch, or 1.6% of its total area. It is 58.5 percentage points lower than the 60.2% recorded for Mason County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Branch township has 99.1% of the land area of nearby Sweetwater township (35.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

