THE HAY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Tawas Lake Plain setting.
Hay township has 21.5 square miles of land in Gladwin County. Its Census reference point is in Tawas Lake Plain, 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
Hay and Gladwin County
Hay 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.
Hay by land and water
The Census records 1.24 square miles of water within Hay, or 5.5% of its total area. It is 2.7 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, Hay township has 62.8% of the land area of nearby Buckeye township (34.2 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

