Lake Township, Benzie County, Michigan
Lake Township, Michigan | |
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Point Betsie Light overlooking Lake Michigan | |
Location within Benzie County | |
| Coordinates: 44°41′56″N 86°08′17″W / 44.69889°N 86.13806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Benzie |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Anna Grobe |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.1 sq mi (91.0 km2) |
| • Land | 23.4 sq mi (60.6 km2) |
| • Water | 11.7 sq mi (30.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 597 ft (182 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 694 |
| • Density | 32/sq mi (12.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49617, 49635, 49640 |
| Area code | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-44240 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626572 |
| Website | Official website |
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Lake Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 694 at the 2020 census. The township is irregularly shaped, following the shore of Lake Michigan from Crystal Lake north to the border with Leelanau County. A portion of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is located in the northern end of the township.