Official Name: | West Traverse Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Civil township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Label: | West Traverse Township |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Emmet |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Robert Sandford |
Leader Title1: | Clerk |
Leader Name1: | Cindy Baiardi |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1897 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 13.39 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 13.37 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1768 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 288 |
Elevation Ft: | 945 |
Coordinates: | 45.4581°N -85.0222°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
Postal Code: | 49740 (Harbor Springs) |
Area Code: | 231 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-86300[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1627252 |
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.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.39sqmi, of which 13.37sqmi is land and 0.02sqmi (0.15%) is water. The city of Harbor Springs is located south of the township.