Fife Lake Township is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,526, a slight increase from 1,517 at the 2000 census. The village of Fife Lake is located within the township.
Communities
- Fife Lake is a village within the township at the junction of U.S. Route 131 and M-186.
- Hodge, a ghost town ()
- Holmes, a ghost town ()
- McManus Corner, a ghost town ()
- Walton is an unincorporated community in the township near the junction of US 131 and M-113 at . Walton Junction is a place just north of the community, named for the junction of two railroad lines, and is now at the junction of US 131 and M-113.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (4.34%) is water.
Fife Lake Township forms the southeastern corner of Grand Traverse County. It shares boundaries with Kalkaska County, to the east, Missaukee County, to the southeast, and Wexford County, to the south.
Adjacent townships
- Union Township, Grand Traverse County (north)
- Boardman Township, Kalkaska County (northeast)
- Springfield Township, Kalkaska County (east)
- Bloomfield Township, Missaukee County (southeast)
- Liberty Township, Wexford County (south)
- Greenwood Township, Wexford County (southwest)
- Paradise Township, Grand Traverse County (west)
Major highways
- runs northeast–southwest through the township, skirting west of the village of Fife Lake. The highway exits east into Kalkaska County, and south into Wexford County. South of the Wexford County line, the highway converts to a freeway.
- primarily runs north–south through Fife Lake Township, beginning at a junction with US 131 near Walton. However, in the northwest of the township, the highway makes a 90-degree curve, running due west through Kingsley, ending south of Traverse City at a junction with M-37
- is a short highway between M-113 and US 131. The highway is located entirely within Fife Lake Township, serving as a connector between M-113 and the village of Fife Lake.
Demographics
As of the census