THE BROWN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Manistee-Leelanau Shore setting.
Brown township has 35.6 square miles of land in Manistee County. Its Census reference point is in Manistee-Leelanau Shore, within North Central Hardwood Forests.
This transition between northern forests and southern farming country includes lakes, wetlands and hardwood woodland. Glacial landforms support a mosaic of open land and wooded areas.
Regional context: North Central Hardwood Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Brown and Manistee County
Brown is associated with Manistee 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.
Brown by land and water
The Census records 0.5 square miles of water within Brown, or 1.4% of its total area. It is 56.3 percentage points lower than the 57.7% recorded for Manistee County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Brown township has 27.9 times the land area of nearby Brethren CDP (1.28 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

