West Traverse Township, Michigan

West Traverse Township is a civil township of Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,768 at the 2020 census.

Communities

 * Harbor Point is an unincorporated community in a noncontiguous part of the township on a peninsula south of Harbor Springs at 45.42528°N, -84.98694°W. The historic Little Traverse Lighthouse is located at the tip of the Harbor Point peninsula. It was begun as a resort originally called Lansing Resort in 1878.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.39 sqmi, of which 13.37 sqmi is land and 0.02 sqmi (0.15%) is water. The city of Harbor Springs is located south of the township.