Paradise Township, Michigan | |
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| Motto: "Looking Towards the Future" | |
 Location within Grand Traverse County (red) and the administered village of Kingsley (pink) | |
  Paradise Township Location within the state of Michigan  Paradise Township Paradise Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°35′25″N 85°31′29″W / 44.59028°N 85.52472°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| County |  Grand Traverse |
| Organized | April 1870 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Rob Lajko |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.0 sq mi (137.1 km2) |
| • Land | 52.9 sq mi (137.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,053 ft (321 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,952 |
• Estimate (2023) | 5,035 |
| • Density | 93.6/sq mi (36.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-62320[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626879[2] |
Paradise Township is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,952 at the 2020 census, an increase from 4,713 at the 2010 census. The village of Kingsley is located within the township.