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West Traverse Township, Michigan

West Traverse Township, Michigan
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official_nameWest Traverse Township, Michigan
settlement_typeCivil township
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pushpin_mapMichigan#USA
pushpin_label_positionleft
pushpin_labelWest Traverse Township
pushpin_map_captionLocation within the state of Michigan
image_mapWest Traverse Township, MI location2.png
mapsize250
map_captionLocation within Emmet County
<!-- Location -->subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Michigan
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Emmet
leader_titleSupervisor
leader_nameEd Murphy
leader_title1Clerk
leader_name1Joseph (Jay) Olson
established_titleEstablished
established_date1897
area_total_sq_mi13.39
area_land_sq_mi13.37
area_water_sq_mi0.02
<!-- Population -->population_as_of2020
population_total1768
population_density_sq_miauto
<!-- General information -->timezoneEastern (EST)
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timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_m288
elevation_ft945
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP code(s)
postal_code49740 (Harbor Springs)
area_code231
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info26-86300
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
blank1_info1627252

West Traverse Township is a civil township of Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,768 at the 2020 census.

Communities

Harbor Point, circa 1900s
A few of the historic homes on the Harbor Point peninsula
  • Harbor Point is an unincorporated community in a noncontiguous part of the township on a peninsula south of Harbor Springs at . The historic Little Traverse Lighthouse is located at the tip of the Harbor Point peninsula. It was begun as a resort originally called Lansing Resort in 1878.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.39 sqmi, of which 13.37 sqmi is land and 0.02 sqmi (0.15%) is water. The city of Harbor Springs is located south of the township.

References

Notes

Sources

References

  1. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  2. {{gnis. 1627252
  3. "Explore Census Data".
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