Long Lake Township, Michigan

Long Lake Township, Michigan
Charter township
Charter Township of Long Lake
Dusk view of the eponymous Long Lake
Location within Grand Traverse County
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Coordinates: 44°43′13″N 85°45′05″W / 44.72028°N 85.75139°W / 44.72028; -85.75139
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Grand Traverse
Organized	January 1867
Named for	Long Lake
Government
• Supervisor	Ron Lemcool
• Clerk	Ronda Robinson
Area
• Total	35.6 sq mi (92.3 km2)
• Land	30.1 sq mi (78.0 km2)
• Water	5.5 sq mi (14.3 km2)
Elevation	879 ft (268 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	9,956
• Estimate  (2023)	10,029
• Density	254.0/sq mi (98.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49643 (Interlochen) 49684, 49685 (Traverse City)
Area code	231
FIPS code	26-49240[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626640[2]

Long Lake Township, officially the Charter Township of Long Lake,^[3] is a charter township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,956 at the 2020 census, an increase from 8,662 at the 2010 census.

Long Lake Township is one of three charter townships in Grand Traverse County, the others being East Bay Township and neighboring Garfield Township. Long Lake, from which the township takes its name, is the largest lake entirely within Grand Traverse County. Much of Long Lake Township is suburban due to its proximity to Traverse City.