THE NORWOOD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Manistee-Leelanau Shore setting.
Norwood township has 18.2 square miles of land in Charlevoix 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
Norwood and Charlevoix County
Norwood is associated with Charlevoix 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.
Norwood by land and water
The Census records 6.24 square miles of water within Norwood, or 25.6% of its total area. It is 44.5 percentage points lower than the 70.1% recorded for Charlevoix County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Norwood township has 8.9 times the land area of nearby Norwood CDP (2.03 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

