THE WEST TRAVERSE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Onaway Moraines setting.
West Traverse township has 13.4 square miles of land in Emmet County. Its Census reference point is in Onaway Moraines, within Northern Lakes and Forests.
Glacial hills, till plains, sandy outwash and old lake basins create a varied northern landscape. Conifer and hardwood forests surround many lakes across these glacially shaped uplands.
Regional context: Northern Lakes and Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
West Traverse and Emmet County
West Traverse is associated with Emmet County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
West Traverse by land and water
The Census records 0.03 square miles of water within West Traverse, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 46.8 percentage points lower than the 47% recorded for Emmet County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, West Traverse township has 10.3 times the land area of nearby Harbor Springs city (1.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.