Whitewater Township, Michigan | |
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.jpg) View of Lake Skegemog | |
 Location within Grand Traverse County | |
  Whitewater Township Location within the state of Michigan  Whitewater Township Whitewater Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°45′19″N 85°23′24″W / 44.75528°N 85.39000°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| County |  Grand Traverse |
| Organized | October 1859 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Ron Popp |
| Area | |
| • Total | 138.8 km2 (53.6 sq mi) |
| • Land | 123.9 km2 (47.8 sq mi) |
| • Water | 14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 249 m (817 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,688 |
| • Density | 19.9/km2 (51.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-87040[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627268[2] |
Whitewater Township is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,688 at the 2020 census, an increase from 2,597 at the 2010 census. Whitewater Township includes shores on Elk Lake and Lake Skegemog, two large lakes in the Chain of Lakes. A portion of the township is within the Grand Traverse Indian Reservation.