West Traverse Township, Michigan
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West Traverse Township, Michigan | |
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| Location within Emmet County Location within Emmet County | |
West Traverse Township is located in Michigan West Traverse Township Location within the state of Michigan West Traverse Township is located in the United States West Traverse Township West Traverse Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°27′29″N 85°01′20″W / 45.45806°N 85.02222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Emmet |
| Established | 1897 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Robert Sandford |
| • Clerk | Cindy Baiardi |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.39 sq mi (34.7 km2) |
| • Land | 13.37 sq mi (34.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 945 ft (288 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,768 |
| • Density | 130/sq mi (51/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49740 (Harbor Springs) |
| Area code | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-86300[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627252[2] |
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.[3]
Communities
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- Harbor Point is an unincorporated community in a noncontiguous part of the township on a peninsula south of Harbor Springs at 45°25′31″N 84°59′13″W / 45.42528°N 84.98694°W. 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.[4]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.39 square miles (34.7 km2), of which 13.37 square miles (34.6 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (0.15%) is water. The city of Harbor Springs is located south of the township.
References
Notes
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Traverse Township, Michigan
- ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ↑ Romig 1986, p. 251.
Sources
- Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.
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