| Official Name: | Cleveland Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Cleveland Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Leelanau |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Tim Stein |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Tanelle Budd |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1871 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 183.0 |
| Area Land Km2: | 80.2 |
| Area Water Km2: | 102.8 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 70.7 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 30.9 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 39.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1103 |
| Population Density Km2: | 13.0 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 33.6 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 178 |
| Elevation Ft: | 584 |
| Coordinates: | 44.9022°N -85.8625°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49621, 49664 |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-16400[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626097 |
Cleveland Township is a civil township of Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population of Cleveland Township was 1,103 at the 2020 census. Part of the township is located within Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
Cleveland Township was established in 1871.[2]
In 1964, the Sugar Loaf ski resort opened in the east of the township. The resort closed in 2000, and was demolished in 2021.[3] [4] The site of the former resort can be found at .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 70.7sqmi, of which 31sqmi is land and 39.7sqmi (56.21%) is water.
Cleveland Township has a shoreline along Good Harbor Bay, a small bay of Lake Michigan.
The township contains Lime Lake and Little Traverse Lake, two medium-sized lakes popular for their recreation.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,040 people, 436 households, and 312 families residing in the township. The population density was 33.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 778 housing units at an average density of 25.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.98% White, 0.19% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.
There were 436 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the township the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $45,625, and the median income for a family was $55,000. Males had a median income of $36,518 versus $26,417 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,796. About 4.4% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.