Empire Township, Michigan

Empire Township, Michigan
Civil township
Lake Michigan (left), Sleeping Bear Dunes, and South Bar Lake (right) from Empire Bluffs
Lake Michigan (left), Sleeping Bear Dunes, and South Bar Lake (right) from Empire Bluffs
Location within Leelanau County (red) and the administered village of Empire (pink)
Location within Leelanau County (red) and the administered village of Empire (pink)
Empire Township is located in Michigan
Empire Township
Empire Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Empire Township is located in the United States
Empire Township
Empire Township
Empire Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°50′02″N 86°00′49″W / 44.83389°N 86.01361°W / 44.83389; -86.01361
Country United States
State Michigan
County Leelanau
Area
 • Total42.8 sq mi (110.9 km2)
 • Land35.3 sq mi (91.3 km2)
 • Water7.6 sq mi (19.6 km2)
Elevation
961 ft (293 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total764
 • Density30.8/sq mi (11.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49630 (Empire)
49664 (Maple City)
Area code231
FIPS code26-26000[1]
GNIS feature ID1626241[2]
Websitewww.leelanau.cc

Empire Township is a civil township of Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 764 at the 2020 census. On the shores of Lake Michigan, Empire Township contains a substantial amount of land within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Empire Township, Michigan