Little Traverse Township, Michigan
Little Traverse Township is a civil township of Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,426 at the 2000 census.
Communities
Conway is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the township, on the west end of Crooked Lake on U.S. Highway 31 at 45°25′00″N 84°52′01″W / 45.41667°N 84.86694°W / 45.41667; -84.86694. The community is served by a box-only post office with the ZIP code 49722.
Harbor Springs is a city at the western end of the township, but is administratively autonomous.
Wequetonsing is an unincorporated community in the township, just east of Harbor Springs on M-119 at 45°25′41″N 84°58′03″W / 45.42806°N 84.96750°W / 45.42806; -84.96750.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.4 square miles (53 km2), of which 18.0 square miles (47 km2) is land and 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2) (11.63%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,426 people, 978 households, and 707 families residing in the township. The population density was 134.7 per square mile (52.0/km²). There were 1,555 housing units at an average density of 86.3 per square mile (33.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.50% White, 0.12% African American, 1.85% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.