THE WEST BRANCH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Menominee Drumlins and Ground Moraine setting.
West Branch township has 108.2 square miles of land in Dickinson County. Its Census reference point is in Menominee Drumlins and Ground Moraine, 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
West Branch and Dickinson County
West Branch is associated with Dickinson 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.
West Branch by land and water
The Census records 0.39 square miles of water within West Branch, or 0.4% of its total area. It is 1.7 percentage points lower than the 2% recorded for Dickinson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, West Branch township has 75.8% of the land area of nearby Felch township (142.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

