Editing Empire Township, Michigan (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|42.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|35.3|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|7.6|sqmi|km2}} (17.66%) is water.

Empire Township contains shorelines on both [[Lake Michigan]] and [[Glen Lake]].

=== Major highways ===

* {{jct|M|22|state=MI}} is a north–south highway paralleling the coast of Lake Michigan. M-22 exits Empire Township south into [[Benzie County, Michigan|Benzie County]], and north into [[Glen Arbor Township, Michigan|Glen Arbor Township]], over the narrows of [[Glen Lake]].
* {{jct|M|72|state=MI}} is an east–west highway with its western terminus at M-22 in Empire, less than a mile from [[Lake Michigan]]. East of Empire Township, M-72 crosses the [[Lower Peninsula of Michigan|Lower Peninsula]] by way of [[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]], [[Kalkaska, Michigan|Kalkaska]], [[Grayling, Michigan|Grayling]], [[Mio, Michigan|Mio]], and [[Harrisville, Michigan|Harrisville]], whereupon it ends less than a mile from [[Lake Huron]].
* {{jct|M|109|state=MI}} is a scenic route adjacent to M-22 that has its southern terminus in Empire Township. The highway travels north through [[Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore]] to [[Glen Haven, Michigan|Glen Haven]], where it turns east and ends at another junction with M-22 in downtown [[Glen Arbor, Michigan|Glen Arbor]].