THE MACKINAW LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Cheboygan Lake Plain setting.
Mackinaw township has 11.4 square miles of land in Cheboygan County. Its Census reference point is in Cheboygan 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
Mackinaw and Cheboygan County
Mackinaw is associated with Cheboygan 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.
Mackinaw by land and water
The Census records 1.03 square miles of water within Mackinaw, or 8.3% of its total area. It is 10.9 percentage points lower than the 19.2% recorded for Cheboygan County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Mackinaw township has 3.3 times the land area of nearby Mackinaw City village (3.44 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

