THE PLEASANT PLAINS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Newaygo Barrens setting.
Pleasant Plains township has 34.9 square miles of land in Lake County. Its Census reference point is in Newaygo 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
Pleasant Plains and Lake County
Pleasant Plains is associated with Lake 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.
Pleasant Plains by land and water
The Census records 0.42 square miles of water within Pleasant Plains, or 1.2% of its total area. That share is close to Lake County’s 1.2%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Pleasant Plains township has 27.5 times the land area of nearby Baldwin village (1.27 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.