THE SIMS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Tawas Lake Plain setting.
Sims township has 11.5 square miles of land in Arenac County. Its Census reference point is in Tawas Lake Plain, 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
Sims and Arenac County
Sims is associated with Arenac 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.
Sims by land and water
The Census records 35.2 square miles of water within Sims, or 75.4% of its total area. It is 28.8 percentage points higher than the 46.6% recorded for Arenac County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Sims township has 37.3% of the land area of nearby Whitney township (30.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

