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Whitewater Township, Michigan
Whitewater Township is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,688 at the 2020 census, an increase from 2,597 at the 2010 census. Whitewater Township includes shores on Elk Lake and Lake Skegemog, two large lakes in the Chain of Lakes. A portion of the township is within the Grand Traverse Indian Reservation.
Whitewater Township was organized in October 1859 from part of Traverse Township. This makes it Grand Traverse County's third township, after Traverse Township and Peninsula Township. The township was named after the Whitewater River, which has since been renamed Acme Creek.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 53.6 square miles (139 km2), of which 47.8 square miles (124 km2) is land and 5.8 square miles (15 km2) (10.77%) is water.
Whitewater Township forms the northeastern corner of Grand Traverse County, bordering Antrim County to the north and Kalkaska County to the east.
Portions of Elk Lake and Lake Skegemog, both of which forming part of the Chain of Lakes, lie within Whitewater Township. These lakes form part of the county line, with both Antrim and Kalkaska counties.
By land
By water
Only one state trunkline highway, M-72, runs through Whitewater Township. The highway runs east–west through the center of the township. To the west, M-72 reaches a junction with US 31 at Acme, and continues toward Traverse City. To the east, M-72 enters Kalkaska County, and reaches a junction with US 131 and M-66 in Kalkaska.
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Whitewater Township, Michigan
Whitewater Township is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,688 at the 2020 census, an increase from 2,597 at the 2010 census. Whitewater Township includes shores on Elk Lake and Lake Skegemog, two large lakes in the Chain of Lakes. A portion of the township is within the Grand Traverse Indian Reservation.
Whitewater Township was organized in October 1859 from part of Traverse Township. This makes it Grand Traverse County's third township, after Traverse Township and Peninsula Township. The township was named after the Whitewater River, which has since been renamed Acme Creek.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 53.6 square miles (139 km2), of which 47.8 square miles (124 km2) is land and 5.8 square miles (15 km2) (10.77%) is water.
Whitewater Township forms the northeastern corner of Grand Traverse County, bordering Antrim County to the north and Kalkaska County to the east.
Portions of Elk Lake and Lake Skegemog, both of which forming part of the Chain of Lakes, lie within Whitewater Township. These lakes form part of the county line, with both Antrim and Kalkaska counties.
By land
By water
Only one state trunkline highway, M-72, runs through Whitewater Township. The highway runs east–west through the center of the township. To the west, M-72 reaches a junction with US 31 at Acme, and continues toward Traverse City. To the east, M-72 enters Kalkaska County, and reaches a junction with US 131 and M-66 in Kalkaska.