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West Traverse Township, Michigan
Location within Emmet County
Location within Emmet County
West Traverse Township, Michigan is located in Michigan
West Traverse Township, Michigan
West Traverse Township, Michigan
Location in Michigan
West Traverse Township, Michigan is located in the United States
West Traverse Township, Michigan
West Traverse Township, Michigan
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Michigan
County Emmet
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
 (2010)
 • Total 1,606
 • Density 120.1/sq mi (46.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
Area code(s) 231
FIPS code 26-86300
GNIS feature ID 1627252

West Traverse Township is a civil township of Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,606 at the 2010 census.

Communities

Historic homes on Harbor Point
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 45°25′31″N 84°59′13″W / 45.42528°N 84.98694°W / 45.42528; -84.98694. 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 13.4 square miles (35 km2), of which 13.3 square miles (34 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.22%) is water. The city of Harbor Springs is located south of the township.


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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Municipio de West Traverse (condado de Emmet, Míchigan) para niños

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