THE GARFIELD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Mio Plateau setting.
Garfield township has 33.4 square miles of land in Clare 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
Garfield and Clare County
Garfield is associated with Clare 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.
Garfield by land and water
The Census records 2.38 square miles of water within Garfield, or 6.6% of its total area. It is 4.7 percentage points higher than the 1.9% recorded for Clare County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Garfield township has 95.9% of the land area of nearby Orient township (34.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

