THE SUTTONS BAY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Manistee-Leelanau Shore setting.
Suttons Bay township has 24.5 square miles of land in Leelanau County. Its Census reference point is in Manistee-Leelanau Shore, within North Central Hardwood Forests.
This transition between northern forests and southern farming country includes lakes, wetlands and hardwood woodland. Glacial landforms support a mosaic of open land and wooded areas.
Regional context: North Central Hardwood Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Suttons Bay and Leelanau County
Suttons Bay is associated with Leelanau 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.
Suttons Bay by land and water
The Census records 17.4 square miles of water within Suttons Bay, or 41.5% of its total area. It is 44.8 percentage points lower than the 86.3% recorded for Leelanau County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Suttons Bay township has 19.1 times the land area of nearby Suttons Bay village (1.28 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

