THE GOLDEN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Michigan Lake Plain setting.
Golden township has 33.5 square miles of land in Oceana County. Its Census reference point is in Michigan Lake Plain, within Southern Michigan/Northern Indiana Drift Plains.
Lakes, marshes and complex glacial deposits create a varied landscape around southern Michigan and northern Indiana. Moraines, beach ridges, dunes, kettles and meltwater channels occur across the region.
Regional context: Southern Michigan/Northern Indiana Drift Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Golden and Oceana County
Golden is associated with Oceana 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.
Golden by land and water
The Census records 1.55 square miles of water within Golden, or 4.4% of its total area. It is 54.4 percentage points lower than the 58.8% recorded for Oceana County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Golden township has 29.4 times the land area of nearby Mears CDP (1.14 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

