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
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
  Total42.8 sq mi (110.9 km2)
  Land35.3 sq mi (91.3 km2)
  Water7.6 sq mi (19.6 km2)
Elevation
961 ft (293 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total764
  Density30.8/sq mi (11.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49630
Area code231
FIPS code26-26000
GNIS feature ID1626241
Websitewww.leelanau.cc
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