Forest Beach, Michigan
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.
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 / 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.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.39 square miles (34.7 km), of which 13.37 square miles (34.6 km) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km) (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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