Long Lake Township, Michigan
Long Lake Township, Michigan | |
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| Charter Township of Long Lake | |
Dusk view of the eponymous Long Lake | |
Location within Grand Traverse County | |
| Coordinates: 44°43′13″N 85°45′05″W / 44.72028°N 85.75139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Grand Traverse |
| Organized | January 1867 |
| Named after | Long Lake |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Ron Lemcool |
| • Clerk | Ronda Robinson |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.6 sq mi (92.3 km2) |
| • Land | 30.1 sq mi (78.0 km2) |
| • Water | 5.5 sq mi (14.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 879 ft (268 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,956 |
• Estimate (2023) | 10,029 |
| • Density | 254.0/sq mi (98.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-49240 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626640 |
Long Lake Township, officially the Charter Township of Long Lake, is a charter township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,956 at the 2020 census, an increase from 8,662 at the 2010 census.
Long Lake Township is one of three charter townships in Grand Traverse County, the others being East Bay Township and neighboring Garfield Township. Long Lake, from which the township takes its name, is the largest lake entirely within Grand Traverse County. Much of Long Lake Township is suburban due to its proximity to Traverse City.