Suttons Bay Township, Michigan | |
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 Location within Leelanau County (red) and the administered village of Suttons Bay (pink) | |
  Suttons Bay Township Location within the state of Michigan  Suttons Bay Township Suttons Bay Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°59′35″N 85°38′11″W / 44.99306°N 85.63639°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| County |  Leelanau |
| Established | 1863 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Tom Nixon |
| • Clerk | Sandra Van Huystee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.89 sq mi (108.5 km2) |
| • Land | 24.52 sq mi (63.5 km2) |
| • Water | 17.37 sq mi (45.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,883 |
| • Density | 117.6/sq mi (45.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-77620[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627143[4] |
| Website | Official website |
Suttons Bay Township is a civil township and county seat of Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,883 at the 2020 census.[2] The village of Suttons Bay is located within the township along Grand Traverse Bay.
In a 2004 referendum, voters approved moving the county seat from the community of Leland to a site in section 19 in the southwest corner of the township, nearer to the geographic center of the county. Suttons Bay Township is the only civil township to serve as a county seat in the state of Michigan.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Suttons Bay township, Leelanau County, Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Suttons Bay Township, Michigan