Glen Arbor Township, Michigan
| Glen Arbor Township, Michigan | |
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 Glen Arbor Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 44°53′46″N 85°59′54″W / 44.89611°N 85.99833°WCoordinates: 44°53′46″N 85°59′54″W / 44.89611°N 85.99833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Leelanau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 87.6 sq mi (226.8 km2) |
| • Land | 28.6 sq mi (74.0 km2) |
| • Water | 59.0 sq mi (152.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 581 ft (177 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 788 |
| • Density | 27.6/sq mi (10.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 49636 |
| Area code(s) | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-32380 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626359 |
Glen Arbor Township is a civil township of Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 788 at the 2000 census.
Euro-American settlement in Glen Arbor began in 1848.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 87.6 square miles (227 km2), of which 28.6 square miles (74 km2) is land and 59.0 square miles (153 km2) (67.34%) is water. It is located along the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, which was recently named the "Most Beautiful Place in America" by Good Morning America.
As of the census of 2000, there were 788 people, 377 households, and 257 families residing in the township. The population density was 27.6 per square mile (10.6/km²). There were 1,617 housing units at an average density of 56.6 per square mile (21.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.24% White, 0.13% African American, 0.25% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.63% of the population.
There were 377 households out of which 17.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.56.
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