THE BUTMAN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Mio Plateau setting.
Butman township has 34 square miles of land in Gladwin 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
Butman and Gladwin County
Butman is associated with Gladwin 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.
Butman by land and water
The Census records 1.64 square miles of water within Butman, or 4.6% of its total area. It is 1.9 percentage points higher than the 2.7% recorded for Gladwin County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Butman township has 1.7 times the land area of nearby Clement township (20 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

