Leland Township, Michigan
Leland Township, Michigan | |
|---|---|
Historic Fishtown along the Leland River | |
Location within Leelanau County | |
| Coordinates: 45°00′54″N 85°44′11″W / 45.01500°N 85.73639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Leelanau |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission |
| • Supervisor | Cal Little |
| Area | |
• Total | 146.5 sq mi (379.4 km2) |
| • Land | 45.6 sq mi (118.1 km2) |
| • Water | 100.9 sq mi (261.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 581 ft (177 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,126 |
| • Density | 44.6/sq mi (17.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26089 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626603 |
Leland Township is a civil township of Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the early 2000s, the unincorporated community of Leland, which lies totally within the township, was the county seat of Leelanau County. However, county voters on August 3, 2004, approved a proposal to build a new governmental center in adjacent Suttons Bay Township; the move to the new facility was completed in 2008. As of the 2020 census, Leland Township population was 2,126.
North Manitou Island is politically part of Leland Township.