Editing Leelanau County, Michigan (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|2532|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|347|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2185|sqmi}} (86%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_26.txt|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=September 26, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

Leelanau County comprises the entire [[Leelanau Peninsula]], a roughly triangular [[peninsula]] that extends about {{convert|30|mi|km|-1}} from the western side of the [[Lower Peninsula of Michigan]] into [[Lake Michigan]]. The peninsula forms the western shore of the [[Grand Traverse Bay]]. At its base, the peninsula is about {{convert|20|mi|km|-1}} wide. Leelanau County is one of a handful of counties in the United States that is entirely peninsular, a list also including [[Huron County, Michigan|Huron]] and [[Keweenaw County, Michigan|Keweenaw]] counties elsewhere in Michigan, nearby [[Door County, Wisconsin|Door County]] in [[Wisconsin]], and [[San Francisco]] in [[California]].

The county has the second-highest proportion of water area of any county in the United States, behind only [[Keweenaw County, Michigan]]. [[Lake Leelanau]] is the county's largest body of inland water, empties into [[Lake Michigan]] through the [[Leland River]]. [[Glen Lake]], located within the boundaries of [[Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore]], is considered one of the most beautiful lakes in the world{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}. A substantial portion of [[Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore]] lies within the county's borders, including [[North Manitou Island|North Manitou]] and [[South Manitou Island|South Manitou]] Islands. Leelanau has been party to substantial efforts to protect itself from growth, and to foster a nature conservancy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theconservancy.com/|title=Home - The Leelanau Conservancy}}</ref>

Extreme southeastern Leelanau County, specifically portions of [[Elmwood Township, Leelanau County, Michigan|Elmwood Township]], are urbanized due to their proximity to [[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]], which itself extends partially into the county. Traverse City is the largest city in [[Northern Michigan]] by population.

=== Adjacent counties ===
'''By land'''

* [[Grand Traverse County, Michigan|Grand Traverse County]] (southeast)
* [[Benzie County, Michigan|Benzie County]] (southwest)

'''By water'''
* [[Schoolcraft County, Michigan|Schoolcraft County]] (north)
* [[Charlevoix County, Michigan|Charlevoix County]] (northeast)
* [[Antrim County, Michigan|Antrim County]] (east)
* [[Door County, Wisconsin]] (west, [[Central Time Zone]] border)
* [[Delta County, Michigan|Delta County]] (northwest)