Editing Leland Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Leland Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
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| image_skyline      = Fishtown, on Lake Michigan along M-22 in Leelanau County, MI, at Leland 06-08-2019 036 - Flickr - Richard Hurd.jpg
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| image_caption      = Historic [[Leland Historic District (Leland, Michigan)|Fishtown]] along the [[Leland River]]
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| pushpin_label      = Leland Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| image_map          = Leland Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Leelanau County, Michigan|Leelanau County]]
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{Flag|Michigan}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = {{Flagicon image|Flag of Leelanau County, Michigan.svg}} [[Leelanau County, Michigan|Leelanau]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = Commission
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Cal Little
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| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 379.4
| area_land_km2      = 118.1
| area_water_km2     = 261.3
| area_total_sq_mi   = 146.5
| area_land_sq_mi    = 45.6
| area_water_sq_mi   = 100.9

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[United States Census, 2020|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 2126
| population_density_km2 = 17.2
| population_density_sq_mi = 44.6

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 177
| elevation_ft       = 581
| coordinates        = {{coord|45|00|54|N|85|44|11|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49653 ([[Lake Leelanau, Michigan|Lake Leelanau]])<br/>49654 ([[Leland, Michigan|Leland]])<br/>49670 ([[Northport, Michigan|Northport]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 231|231]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26089
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1626603<ref>{{gnis|1626603}}</ref>
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'''Leland Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Leelanau County, Michigan|Leelanau County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]].  As of the early 2000s, the unincorporated community of Leland, which lies totally within the township, was the [[county seat]] of Leelanau County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> However, county voters on August 3, 2004, approved a proposal to build a new governmental center in adjacent [[Suttons Bay Township, Michigan|Suttons Bay Township]]; the move to the new facility was completed in 2008.  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Leland Township population was 2,126.

[[North Manitou Island]] is politically part of Leland Township.

==Communities==
* '''Crescent''' is a [[ghost town]] on North Manitou Island. The community was settled in 1906, and was largely abandoned shortly thereafter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Empire |first=Mailing Address: 9922 Front Street |last2=Us |first2=MI 49630 Phone: 231 326-4700 Contact |title=Ghost Towns of North Manitou Island - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/slbe/learn/historyculture/northmanitouisalndghost.htm |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Leland, Michigan|'''Leland''']], formerly the [[county seat]], is an [[unincorporated community]] within the township, situated on [[M-22 (Michigan highway)|M-22]] at {{Coord|45|01|23|N|85|45|35|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|630296|Leland, Michigan}}</ref> Leland has ferry service to both [[North Manitou Island|North]] and [[South Manitou Island]].
* '''[[Lake Leelanau, Michigan|Lake Leelanau]]''' is an [[unincorporated community]] situated on the "Narrows" between North and South [[Lake Leelanau]]; Michigan highway [[M-204 (Michigan highway)|M-204]] crosses the Narrows here. The community is at {{Coord|44|58|51|N|85|42|54|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|630269|Lake Leelanau, Michigan}}</ref>
* '''North Manitou Island Village''' is a historic settlement on North Manitou Island. The community, located on the eastern shore of the island, was settled in the 1850s. The village became home to a [[North Manitou Island Lifesaving Station|U.S. Lifesaving Station]] in 1871.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Empire |first=Mailing Address: 9922 Front Street |last2=Us |first2=MI 49630 Phone: 231 326-4700 Contact |title=North Manitou Island Village - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/slbe/planyourvisit/nmivillage.htm |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref><ref name="nhlnom">{{Cite journal |author1=William Herd |author2=Kimberly Mann |author3=Candace Clifford |author4=Patricia Henry |date=January 26, 1994 |title=National Historic Landmark Nomination: North Manitou Island Lifesaving Station / North Manitou Coast Guard Station |url={{NHLS url|id=98001191}} |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NHLS url|id=98001191|title=''Accompanying eight photos, from 1893, 1897, c.1916, 1996''|photos=y}}&nbsp;{{small|(32&nbsp;KB)}}</ref> In 1984, the village came under jurisdiction of the [[National Park Service]], and is historically preserved.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|146.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|45.6|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|100.9|sqmi|km2}} (68.87%) is water.  The uninhabited [[North Manitou Island]] is located within Leland Township.

===Major highways===
* {{jct|state=MI|M|22}} runs north–south along the shore of [[Lake Michigan]]. The highway passes through [[Leland, Michigan|Leland]].
* {{jct|state=MI|M|204}} is an east–west route that runs through the south of the township. The highway runs through the community of [[Lake Leelanau, Michigan|Lake Leelanau]], and crosses the [[Lake Leelanau|lake of the same name]]. The highway terminates in nearby [[Suttons Bay, Michigan|Suttons Bay]], traversing the [[Leelanau Peninsula]].

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,033 people, 818 households, and 589 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|44.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,550 housing units at an average density of {{convert|34.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 93.90% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.69% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.64% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.49% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.93% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.10% of the population.

There were 818 households, out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,629, and the median income for a family was $55,714. Males had a median income of $32,206 versus $24,231 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $27,556.  About 1.7% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==Further reading==
* [http://clarke.cmich.edu/resource_tab/bibliographies_of_clarke_library_material/michigan_local_history/county_material/leelanau.html Clarke Historical Library, Central, Michigan University, Bibliography for Leelanau County]

==External links==
* [https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20100806003225/http://www.leelanaucounty.com/lelandtwp.asp Leland Township Website]
* [http://www.leelanau.com Comprehensive directory and news of Leelanau county - leelanau.com]

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