THE PLAINFIELD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Mio Plateau setting.
Plainfield township has 103.7 square miles of land in Iosco County. Its Census reference point is in Mio Plateau, 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
Plainfield and Iosco County
Plainfield is associated with Iosco 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.
Plainfield by land and water
The Census records 3.77 square miles of water within Plainfield, or 3.5% of its total area. It is 67.4 percentage points lower than the 70.9% recorded for Iosco County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Plainfield township has 3.2 times the land area of nearby Hill township (32.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.