THE CHASSELL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Keweenaw-Baraga Moraines setting.
Chassell CDP has 3.62 square miles of land in Houghton County. Its Census reference point is in Keweenaw-Baraga Moraines, 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
Chassell and Houghton County
Chassell is associated with Houghton 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.
Chassell by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Chassell, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 32.7 percentage points lower than the 32.8% recorded for Houghton County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Chassell CDP has 7.5% of the land area of nearby Chassell township (48.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

