THE EAST BAY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Vanderbilt Moraines setting.
East Bay township has 40 square miles of land in Grand Traverse County. Its Census reference point is in Vanderbilt 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
East Bay and Grand Traverse County
East Bay is associated with Grand Traverse 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.
East Bay by land and water
The Census records 2.46 square miles of water within East Bay, or 5.8% of its total area. It is 17 percentage points lower than the 22.8% recorded for Grand Traverse County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, East Bay township has 1.1 times the land area of nearby Union township (35.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

