THE TORCH LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Manistee-Leelanau Shore setting.
Torch Lake township has 15.1 square miles of land in Antrim 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
Torch Lake and Antrim County
Torch Lake is associated with Antrim 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.
Torch Lake by land and water
The Census records 6.01 square miles of water within Torch Lake, or 28.5% of its total area. It is 7.5 percentage points higher than the 20.9% recorded for Antrim County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Torch Lake township has 54.9% of the land area of nearby Central Lake township (27.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

