Leelanau County, Michigan property search
Search an address or an owner in Leelanau County, Michigan with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 25,223 lots are mapped here, covering 220,265 acres. 3,394 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Leelanau County received $4 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 121 recipients. 104 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $3.5 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 25,223
- Lots mapped
- 220,265
- Acres
- 3,394
- Institutional
Land use in Leelanau County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Leelanau County, Michigan| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 401 | 14,888 | 64,019 |
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| 402 | 5,724 | 90,909 |
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| 407 | 1,621 | 246 |
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| 201 | 1,019 | 7,527 |
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| 102 | 533 | 21,233 |
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| 101 | 521 | 29,709 |
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| 202 | 349 | 2,523 |
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| 6 | 166 | 801 |
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| 207 | 82 | 59 |
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| 410 | 59 | 5 |
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| 210 | 56 | 18 |
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| 403 | 47 | 367 |
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Largest landowners in Leelanau County
Largest landowners by acreage in Leelanau County, Michigan| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF MICHIGAN | 92 | 8,432 |
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| MIRADA LLC | 4 | 2,622 |
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| CHERRY BAY ORCHARDS INC | 45 | 2,183 |
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| RIETH RILEY CONSTRUCTION CO INC | 19 | 1,027 |
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| FISHER PROPERTIES INC | 18 | 953 |
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| ELMERS REAL ESTATE COMPANY LLC | 19 | 812 |
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| SEND & EMEOTT LLC | 13 | 675 |
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| COUNTY OF LEELANAU | 49 | 640 |
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| EAGLE VIEW FARMS LLC | 9 | 571 |
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| BIG GLEN LAKE LLC | 12 | 543 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Michigan
Federal farm payments in Leelanau County
- $4M
- Paid in 2025
- 121
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Leelanau County, Michigan, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $1.9M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $1.5M |
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| NAP Regular Web-Based | $196K |
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| Non-Insured Assistance Program | $142K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $141K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $99K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Leelanau County
- 104
- Acres disclosed
- 2
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Leelanau County, Michigan, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 80 |
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| France | 24 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Leelanau County
- 81
- Policies
- 7,345
- Insured acres
- $3.5M
- Claims paid
- 1.52
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Leelanau County, Michigan, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Cherries | $2.7M |
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| Apples | $458K |
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| Whole Farm Revenue Protection | $190K |
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| Micro Farm | $179K |
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| Corn | $15K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 10
- CRP acres, 2025
- 7
- Substations
- 138 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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Leelanau County last published these records on June 16, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.