THE THOMPSON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Menominee-Drummond Lakeshore setting.
Thompson township has 112.4 square miles of land in Schoolcraft 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
Thompson and Schoolcraft County
Thompson is associated with Schoolcraft 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.
Thompson by land and water
The Census records 5.95 square miles of water within Thompson, or 5% of its total area. It is 32.8 percentage points lower than the 37.8% recorded for Schoolcraft County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Thompson township has 35 times the land area of nearby Manistique city (3.21 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

