Resort Township, Michigan
Resort Township, Michigan | |
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Location within Emmet County (red) and an administered portion of the Bay Shore community (pink) | |
| Coordinates: 45°20′16″N 85°01′00″W / 45.33778°N 85.01667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Emmet |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Robert Wheaton |
| • Clerk | Rufus Welsheimer |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.60 sq mi (55.9 km2) |
| • Land | 19.13 sq mi (49.5 km2) |
| • Water | 2.47 sq mi (6.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 820 ft (250 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,835 |
| • Density | 141.0/sq mi (54.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49770 (Petoskey) |
| Area code | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-68060 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626965 |
Resort Township is a civil township of Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The southwesternmost township of Emmet County, Resort Township is immediately adjacent Petoskey, the county seat and largest city in Emmet County. Resort Township also has a shoreline on Little Traverse Bay, a bay of Lake Michigan. At the 2020 census, the population was 2,835, an increase from 2,697 at the 2010 census.