Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Grand Traverse County is a county in Michigan. Its county seat is Traverse City. It is a very popular tourist destination during the summer.

Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Map
Location in the state of Michigan
Map of the USA highlighting Michigan Michigan's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1840 1851 (organized)
Seat	Traverse City
Largest City	Traverse City
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	601 sq mi (1,557 km²) 464 sq mi (1,202 km²) 137 sq mi (355 km²), 23
Population  - (2020)  - Density	95,238 198/sq mi (76/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: https://www.gtcountymi.gov/
Named for: Grand Traverse Bay
County flag	Flag of Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Communities

Cities:

• Traverse City

Villages:

• Fife Lake
• Kingsley

CDPs

• Chums Corner
• Grawn
• Interlochen

Unincorporated Communities

• Acme
• Brookside
• Karlin
• Monroe Center
• Summit City
• Traverse Heights
• Williamsburg

Grand Traverse County, Michigan Media

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  Traverse City State Hospital in Traverse City

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  The Boardman River in southern East Bay Township

• OldMission-MI-lighthouse.jpg

  Mission Point Light, at the northern tip of the Old Mission Peninsula, lies just south of the 45th parallel.

• Kresge Auditorium, at the campus of Interlochen Center for the Arts

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  Power Island, in Grand Traverse Bay, from Chateau Chantal in Peninsula Township

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  U.S. census data map showing local municipal boundaries within Grand Traverse County. Shaded areas represent incorporated cities.

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  St. Mary's Catholic Church in the Mayfield Township community of Hannah.

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  Robbins Bridge, which carries Cass Road over the Boardman River

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  Cherries for sale at a Traverse City farmers' market. Grand Traverse County and other counties surrounding Grand Traverse Bay are world-renowned for their cherry production.