Peninsula Township, Michigan
Peninsula Township is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township had a population of 6,068 at the 2020 census, an increase from 5,433 at the 2010 census.
Peninsula Township, Michigan
Old Mission Peninsula | |
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| Nickname(s): "The Peninsula", "O.M.P." | |
Location within Grand Traverse County | |
Peninsula Township Location within the state of Michigan Peninsula Township Peninsula Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°52′41″N 85°31′53″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Grand Traverse |
| Organized | 1853 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Isaiah Wunsch |
| • Clerk | Becky Chown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.8 sq mi (82.5 km2) |
| • Land | 27.9 sq mi (72.2 km2) |
| • Water | 4.0 sq mi (10.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 594 ft (181 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 6,068 |
| • Density | 190.8/sq mi (73.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-63340 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626889 |
| Website | Official website |
Peninsula Township is coterminous with the Old Mission Peninsula, which projects about 17 miles (27 km) north from its base in Traverse City into Grand Traverse Bay, an arm of Lake Michigan. The peninsula divides the Grand Traverse Bay into an East Arm and West Arm. The peninsula is well known for its cherry harvest and viticulture, and is included in the Old Mission Peninsula AVA, a federally recognized viticultural region. At the northern tip of the peninsula is Mission Point Light, which lies just south of the 45th parallel north.
Also included within Peninsula Township is Power Island, a small island in the West Arm of Grand Traverse Bay.