THE INTERLOCHEN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Platte River Outwash setting.
Interlochen CDP has 1.24 square miles of land in Grand Traverse County. Its Census reference point is in Platte River Outwash, within North Central Hardwood Forests.
This transition between northern forests and southern farming country includes lakes, wetlands and hardwood woodland. Glacial landforms support a mosaic of open land and wooded areas.
Regional context: North Central Hardwood Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Interlochen and Grand Traverse County
Interlochen 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.
Interlochen by land and water
The Census records 0.03 square miles of water within Interlochen, or 2.5% of its total area. It is 20.3 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, Interlochen CDP has 4.3% of the land area of nearby Green Lake township (29.2 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

