THE PORTAGE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Menominee-Drummond Lakeshore setting.
Portage township has 55.4 square miles of land in Mackinac County. Its Census reference point is in Menominee-Drummond Lakeshore, 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
Portage and Mackinac County
Portage is associated with Mackinac 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.
Portage by land and water
The Census records 16.8 square miles of water within Portage, or 23.3% of its total area. It is 28.1 percentage points lower than the 51.4% recorded for Mackinac County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Portage township has 87.7% of the land area of nearby Lakefield township (63.2 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

