Grant 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 1,212, a slight increase from 1,066 at the 2010 census. Grant Township is part of the Traverse City metropolitan area.
History
Grant Township was organized from Township 25 north, of Range 12 west, of old Traverse Township in October 1866. The township is named after Ulysses S. Grant.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.77%) is water.
Grant Township forms the southwestern corner of Grand Traverse County, and has borders with Benzie, Manistee, and Wexford counties.
The primary source of the Betsie River, at Green Lake, is within Grant Township.
Grant Township contains no state trunkline highways.
Adjacent townships
- Green Lake Township, Grand Traverse County (north)
- Blair Township, Grand Traverse County (northeast)
- Mayfield Township, Grand Traverse County (east)
- Hanover Township, Wexford County (southeast)
- Wexford Township, Wexford County (south)
- Cleon Township, Manistee County (southwest)
- Colfax Township, Benzie County (west)
- Inland Township, Benzie County (northwest)
Communities
- Karlin is an unincorporated community within the township.
- Pavlovic Corner was a small community within the township. The community was located at .
- Twin Mountain was a railroad stop along the Manistee and North-Eastern Railroad, established in 1888.
Demographics
As of the census