Kasson Township ( ) is a civil township of Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,647 as of the 2020 census. A small portion of the township is included in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
History
Kasson Township was organized in 1865. It was named for Kasson Freeman, the first county surveyor of Leelanau County, from 1863 to 1865.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.83%) is water.
Kasson Township includes a small shoreline on Glen Lake. Glen Lake Community School is located in the northwest of the township.
Major highway
- is an east–west highway running through the south of the township. The highway can be used to access Empire (to the west) and Traverse City (to the east).
Communities
- Maple City is a census-designated place in the north of Kasson Township.
Demographics
As of the census