THE PIPESTONE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Lake Michigan Moraines setting.
Pipestone township has 35.5 square miles of land in Berrien County. Its Census reference point is in Lake Michigan Moraines, within Southern Michigan/Northern Indiana Drift Plains.
Lakes, marshes and complex glacial deposits create a varied landscape around southern Michigan and northern Indiana. Moraines, beach ridges, dunes, kettles and meltwater channels occur across the region.
Regional context: Southern Michigan/Northern Indiana Drift Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Pipestone and Berrien County
Pipestone is associated with Berrien 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.
Pipestone by land and water
The Census records 0.42 square miles of water within Pipestone, or 1.2% of its total area. It is 62.9 percentage points lower than the 64.1% recorded for Berrien County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Pipestone township has 39.7 times the land area of nearby Eau Claire village (0.89 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

