Empire Township, Michigan
Empire Township is a civil township of Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 764 at the 2020 census. On the shores of Lake Michigan, Empire Township contains a substantial amount of land within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
Empire Township, Michigan | |
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Lake Michigan (left), Sleeping Bear Dunes, and South Bar Lake (right) from Empire Bluffs | |
Location within Leelanau County (red) and the administered village of Empire (pink) | |
Empire Township Location within the state of Michigan Empire Township Empire Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°50′02″N 86°00′49″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Leelanau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.8 sq mi (110.9 km2) |
| • Land | 35.3 sq mi (91.3 km2) |
| • Water | 7.6 sq mi (19.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 961 ft (293 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 764 |
| • Density | 30.8/sq mi (11.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49630 |
| Area code | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-26000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626241 |
| Website | www |
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