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West Traverse Township, Michigan

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Emmet

FIPS code
  
26-86300

Elevation
  
288 m

Population
  
1,448 (2000)

State
  
Michigan

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1627252

Area
  
34.6 km²

Local time
  
Friday 11:51 PM

West Traverse Township, Michigan

Weather
  
-2°C, Wind S at 2 km/h, 93% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Tunnel of Trees, Thorne Swift Nature Pr, Harbor Springs Vineyard

West Traverse Township is a civil township of Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,448 at the 2000 census.

Contents

Map of West Traverse Township, MI 49740, USA

Communities

  • 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. 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.

    References

    West Traverse Township, Michigan Wikipedia
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