{"id":4703,"date":"2023-06-27T10:50:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T10:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4703"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:30:20","slug":"grand-traverse-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/grand-traverse-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Traverse County, Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grand Traverse County is a county in Michigan, United States, on the northern Lower Peninsula
\naround the head of Grand Traverse Bay. It had a population of 95,238 at the 2020 census, an
\nestimated 96,729 by 2025, and covers 601 square miles (1,560 km2) centred near 44\u00b044\u2032N 85\u00b033\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Traverse City is the county seat; its postal code is 49684. The county holds 1 city, 2
\nvillages and 13 townships, and it runs on Eastern Time. Its FIPS code is 26055.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Grand Traverse County<\/h2>\n

Grand Traverse County has 22 named places on record: 1 city, 2 incorporated villages, 3
\ncensus-designated places and 16 unincorporated communities. CDP stands for census designated
\nplace; Unincorp. covers crossroads and rural communities with no formal boundary.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Traverse City<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n15,678<\/td>\n49684<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kingsley<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nParadise<\/td>\n1,431<\/td>\n49649<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grawn<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nBlair<\/td>\n816<\/td>\n49637<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chums Corner<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nBlair<\/td>\n1,065<\/td>\n49685<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Interlochen<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nGreen Lake<\/td>\n694<\/td>\n49643<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fife Lake<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nFife Lake<\/td>\n456<\/td>\n49633<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Acme<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nAcme<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49610<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brookside<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nWhitewater<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Devils Elbow<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nPeninsula<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fivemile Corner<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nGarfield<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hannah<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nGreen Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hilltop<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nEast Bay<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jacks Landing<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nWhitewater<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Karlin<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBlair<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Long Lake<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nLong Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mapleton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nLong Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mayfield<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nMayfield<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monroe Center<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nWhitewater<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neahtawanta<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nPeninsula<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Mission<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nPeninsula<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49673<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Summit City<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nParadise<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nParadise<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wexford Corner<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nUnion<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Williamsburg<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nWhitewater<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49690<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yuba<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nPeninsula<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Two names on this list overlap a township of the same name: the crossroads community of Acme
\nsits inside Acme Township, and the hamlet of Mayfield sits inside Mayfield Township — they
\nare not the same entity as the civil township, only its namesake settlement. Long Lake the
\nunincorporated place is a small crossroads on the shore of Long Lake, the body of water that
\ngives Long Lake Township its name.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Garfield Charter Township<\/td>\n19,499<\/td>\nFivemile Corner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Bay Charter Township<\/td>\n11,589<\/td>\nHilltop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Long Lake Charter Township<\/td>\n9,956<\/td>\nLong Lake, Mapleton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blair Township<\/td>\n8,994<\/td>\nGrawn, Chums Corner, Karlin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Green Lake Township<\/td>\n6,703<\/td>\nInterlochen, Hannah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peninsula Township<\/td>\n6,068<\/td>\nOld Mission, Neahtawanta, Devils Elbow, Yuba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paradise Township<\/td>\n4,952<\/td>\nKingsley (village), Summit City, Walton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Acme Township<\/td>\n4,456<\/td>\nAcme<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whitewater Township<\/td>\n2,688<\/td>\nWilliamsburg, Brookside, Jacks Landing, Monroe Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mayfield Township<\/td>\n1,786<\/td>\nMayfield<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fife Lake Township<\/td>\n1,526<\/td>\nFife Lake (village)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grant Township<\/td>\n1,212<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Union Township<\/td>\n514<\/td>\nWexford Corner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n