THE JOYFIELD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Manistee-Leelanau Shore setting.
Joyfield township has 19.9 square miles of land in Benzie County. Its Census reference point is in Manistee-Leelanau Shore, 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
Joyfield and Benzie County
Joyfield is associated with Benzie 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.
Joyfield by land and water
The Census records 0.06 square miles of water within Joyfield, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 62.5 percentage points lower than the 62.8% recorded for Benzie County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Joyfield township has 1 times the land area of nearby Blaine township (19.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

