Cleveland Township is a civil township of Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population of Cleveland Township was 1,103 at the 2020 census. Part of the township is located within Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
History
Cleveland Township was established in 1871.
In 1964, the Sugar Loaf ski resort opened in the east of the township. The resort closed in 2000, and was demolished in 2021. The site of the former resort can be found at .
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (56.21%) is water.
Cleveland Township has a shoreline along Good Harbor Bay, a small bay of Lake Michigan.
The township contains Lime Lake and Little Traverse Lake, two medium-sized lakes popular for their recreation.
Major highway
- runs west–east through the north of the township, following a winding path that parallels the shore of Lake Michigan.
Communities
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- North Unity is a ghost town located at . North Unity was founded in 1855 by Bohemian immigrants by way of Chicago, on the shore of Lake Michigan. The town burned in 1871, and has been abandoned since.
Demographics
As of the census