Leelanau Township, Michigan | |
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 Location within Leelanau County (red) and the administered village of Northport (pink) | |
  Leelanau Township Location within the State of Michigan  Leelanau Township Leelanau Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°5′0″N 85°38′30″W / 45.08333°N 85.64167°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| County |  Leelanau |
| Area | |
• Total | 227.6 sq mi (589.4 km2) |
| • Land | 49.2 sq mi (127.5 km2) |
| • Water | 178.3 sq mi (461.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,552 |
| • Density | 43.5/sq mi (16.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes(s) | |
| Area code | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-46700[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626601[2] |
Leelanau Township (/ˈliːlənɔː/ LEE-lə-naw) is a civil township of Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the northern tip of the Leelanau Peninsula, Leelanau Township is part of Northern Michigan, and is home to the village of Northport. Leelanau Township also includes the Fox Islands, as well as mainland shorelines on both Lake Michigan and Grand Traverse Bay. The township population was 1,552 at the 2020 census.