Who Owns More Land Than Anyone Else in Michigan?

Some folks are perfectly content with just a few acres to call their own, while big corporations seem to snatch up land by the thousands.

If you’re in the market for property in Michigan, you’re in luck—there are tens of thousands of listings for rural land and acreage across the state.

But it got us thinking: who holds the title for owning the most land in Michigan?

I grew up on seven acres in Lapeer County. As a kid, all I wanted was to get out and find a place in the city—any city, really. I just couldn’t wait to leave the country behind. But now that I’m older (and maybe a little wiser), all I want is to find some property way out in the country. That’s where I want to be.

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Recently, I was browsing properties in the Upper Peninsula, and it got me thinking: Who owns the most land in Michigan? Is it one person, or a big company? Turns out, it’s a company.

Who Owns More Land Than Anyone Else in Michigan?

World Population Review states that Plum Creek, a lumber company that later merged with Weyerhaeuser, became Michigan's largest private landowner in 2005 after acquiring an impressive 650,000 acres in the Upper Peninsula.

In 2015, Weyerhaeuser purchased Plum Creek for over $8 billion, making Weyerhaeuser the largest private landowner in Michigan.

How Much Property Does Weyerhaeuser Own in the U.S.?

With the merger of Weyerhaeuser and Plum Creek, the company now owns more than 13 million acres of diverse, productive forests in the United States.