THE LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Wisconsin/Michigan Pine Barrens setting.
Lake township has 70.7 square miles of land in Menominee County. Its Census reference point is in Wisconsin/Michigan Pine Barrens, 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
Lake and Menominee County
Lake is associated with Menominee 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.
Lake by land and water
The Census records 1.99 square miles of water within Lake, or 2.7% of its total area. It is 19.2 percentage points lower than the 22% recorded for Menominee County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lake township has 65.2 times the land area of nearby Stephenson city (1.09 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

