THE SCHOOLCRAFT LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Keweenaw-Baraga Moraines setting.
Schoolcraft township has 40.1 square miles of land in Houghton County. Its Census reference point is in Keweenaw-Baraga Moraines, 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
Schoolcraft and Houghton County
Schoolcraft is associated with Houghton 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.
Schoolcraft by land and water
The Census records 0.73 square miles of water within Schoolcraft, or 1.8% of its total area. It is 31 percentage points lower than the 32.8% recorded for Houghton County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Schoolcraft township has 51 times the land area of nearby Lake Linden village (0.79 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

