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Largest landowners in Michigan

The 50 companies, trusts and public agencies that hold the most land in Michigan, from county property records.

887,842Largest holding, acres2,743,701Acres on this list80Counties counted

Top 50 by acres held

  1. 1. STATE OF MICHIGAN887,842 ac
    6,025 parcels in 54 counties
  2. 2. VERDANT TIMBER MICHIGAN LLC230,356 ac
    1,757 parcels in 6 counties
  3. 3. LYME GREAT LAKES TIMBERLANDS LLC203,489 ac
    949 parcels in 4 counties
  4. 4. STATE LAND191,841 ac
    1,075 parcels in 2 counties
  5. 5. STATE OF MI DNR172,415 ac
    532 parcels in 2 counties
  6. 6. STATE145,670 ac
    732 parcels in 7 counties
  7. 7. SAGE TIMBER MICHIGAN LLC121,973 ac
    1,255 parcels in 5 counties
  8. 8. STATE OF MICHIGAN DNR67,848 ac
    505 parcels in 14 counties
  9. 9. LAKE SUPERIOR TIMBERLANDS LLC64,369 ac
    387 parcels in 2 counties
  10. 10. MWF NED LAKE LLC55,760 ac
    328 parcels in 2 counties
  11. 11. GOGEBIC COUNTY FORESTRY & PARKS54,506 ac
    382 parcels
  12. 12. GMO THRESHOLD TIMBER MICHIGAN LLC43,365 ac
    135 parcels
  13. 13. STATE OF MICHIGAN EXEMPT41,480 ac
    138 parcels
  14. 14. MFCF SISCOWET LLC35,852 ac
    307 parcels in 3 counties
  15. 15. KEWEENAW LAND ASSOCIATION LTD33,264 ac
    115 parcels
  16. 16. CERES FARMS LLC29,390 ac
    431 parcels in 19 counties
  17. 17. CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY24,755 ac
    1,693 parcels in 37 counties
  18. 18. HURON MOUNTAIN CLUB24,593 ac
    81 parcels
  19. 19. HEARTWOOD FORESTLAND FUND IV LP23,301 ac
    54 parcels
  20. 20. MIDFOREST LODGE18,081 ac
    29 parcels
  21. 21. GMO THRESHOLD TIMBER MICH II LLC14,984 ac
    44 parcels
  22. 22. STATE MILITARY BOARD14,191 ac
    28 parcels in 3 counties
  23. 23. LITTLE TRAVERSE CONSERVANCY INC13,169 ac
    346 parcels in 3 counties
  24. 24. MARQUETTE COUNTY12,716 ac
    144 parcels
  25. 25. COUNTY OF MUSKEGON11,651 ac
    191 parcels
  26. 26. CRC/INMET MING CORP-A CASTELLV11,455 ac
    32 parcels
  27. 27. GREAT LAKES FORESTS 1 LLC10,840 ac
    82 parcels in 2 counties
  28. 28. TURTLE LAKE CLUB10,721 ac
    21 parcels
  29. 29. VULCAN TIMBERLANDS INC10,523 ac
    28 parcels
  30. 30. HASSLE FARMS LLC10,277 ac
    156 parcels in 3 counties
  31. 31. STATE OF MICHIGAN DNR PILT10,194 ac
    54 parcels
  32. 32. LOST LAKE WOODS ASSN9,678 ac
    23 parcels
  33. 33. LONGYEAR REALTY CORP9,522 ac
    78 parcels in 4 counties
  34. 34. MICHIGAN NORTHWOODS CLUB9,399 ac
    33 parcels
  35. 35. GRAND RACK HUNT CLUB, LLC9,371 ac
    25 parcels in 2 counties
  36. 36. TILDEN MINING COMPANY L.C.8,281 ac
    86 parcels
  37. 37. COUNTY OF KENT7,772 ac
    319 parcels
  38. 38. PETERS BROTHERS LLC7,711 ac
    198 parcels
  39. 39. GREAT LAKES FORESTS 2 INC7,546 ac
    85 parcels in 3 counties
  40. 40. STATE OF MICH7,237 ac
    8 parcels in 3 counties
  41. 41. MFCF SICOWET LLC7,166 ac
    31 parcels
  42. 42. STATE OF MI7,045 ac
    12 parcels in 6 counties
  43. 43. GREENLEAF TIMBER HOLDING INC6,941 ac
    89 parcels in 5 counties
  44. 44. MANULIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT6,877 ac
    26 parcels
  45. 45. STATE OF MICHIGAN TAXABLE6,694 ac
    56 parcels
  46. 46. DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY6,524 ac
    444 parcels in 11 counties
  47. 47. FORD RIVER LAND COMPANY LLC6,431 ac
    123 parcels in 5 counties
  48. 48. LITCHFIELD DISTRICT LIBRARY6,340 ac
    2 parcels
  49. 49. TILDEN MINING COMPANY LC6,293 ac
    70 parcels
  50. 50. BRR MERGER, LLC6,004 ac
    31 parcels

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Questions

Who is the largest landowner in Michigan?

On county property records, STATE OF MICHIGAN holds the most land in Michigan: 887,842 acres across 6,025 parcels in 54 counties.

How much land do the largest landowners in Michigan hold?

The 50 institutions on this list hold 2,743,701 acres between them. 16 of them are public bodies, such as the state, cities and agencies.

Why are no individuals on this list?

Deedlines ranks companies, trusts held by companies and government agencies only. A public ranking of private people by the land they own would be a list of where they live, so individuals are never ranked.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the assessor files of 80 Michigan counties, the same records behind each county's tax roll. Acreage is what the assessor records; a survey can differ, and a company filed under two spellings counts as two names.

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