Garfield Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Garfield Township, Michigan
Charter township
Charter Township of Garfield
Garfield Township Hall near Traverse City
Location within Grand Traverse County
Garfield Township Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 44°43′17″N 85°38′28″W / 44.72139°N 85.64111°W / 44.72139; -85.64111
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Grand Traverse
Organized	1853 (Traverse Township)
Renamed	1882
Named for	James A. Garfield
Government
• Supervisor	Chuck Korn
• Clerk	Lanie McManus
Area
• Total	27.7 sq mi (71.7 km2)
• Land	26.7 sq mi (69.1 km2)
• Water	1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2)
Elevation	702 ft (214 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	19,499
• Estimate  (2023)	20,032
• Density	730/sq mi (282/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49684, 49685, 49686, 49696 (Traverse City)
Area code	231
FIPS code	26-31580[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626337[2]

Garfield Township, officially the Charter Township of Garfield, is a charter township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township had a total population of 19,499.^[3]

Garfield Township is the largest municipality in Northern Lower Michigan by population. Much of the township is suburban, due to its proximity to Traverse City. It is one of four charter townships in the Traverse City metropolitan area; the others being Elmwood Township in Leelanau County, and East Bay and Long Lake townships in Grand Traverse County.