Lake Township, Michigan | |
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.jpg) Point Betsie Light overlooking Lake Michigan | |
,_MI_location.png) Location within Benzie County | |
  Lake Township Location within the state of Michigan  Lake Township Lake Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°41′56″N 86°08′17″W / 44.69889°N 86.13806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Benzie |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Anna Grobe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.1 sq mi (91.0 km2) |
| • Land | 23.4 sq mi (60.6 km2) |
| • Water | 11.7 sq mi (30.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 597 ft (182 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 694 |
| • Density | 32/sq mi (12.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49617, 49635, 49640 |
| Area code | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-44240[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626572[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Lake Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 694 at the 2020 census.[3] The township is irregularly shaped, following the shore of Lake Michigan from Crystal Lake north to the border with Leelanau County. A portion of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is located in the northern end of the township.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Township, Benzie County, Michigan
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lake township, Benzie County, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2013.