THE TUSCARORA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Cheboygan Lake Plain setting.
Tuscarora township has 29.4 square miles of land in Cheboygan County. Its Census reference point is in Cheboygan 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
Tuscarora and Cheboygan County
Tuscarora is associated with Cheboygan 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.
Tuscarora by land and water
The Census records 12.5 square miles of water within Tuscarora, or 29.9% of its total area. It is 10.7 percentage points higher than the 19.2% recorded for Cheboygan County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Tuscarora township has 2.3 times the land area of nearby Indian River CDP (12.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

