A town of 6,097. Nearly 16% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Peninsula does most differently from other towns.
5,433 people in 2010; 6,097 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Ordered by what stands out in Peninsula. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Peninsula for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Traverse City (39%), Garfield (11%) and East Bay (3%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
33 miles of trails across 31 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Old Mission State Park | 13.2 mi | 667 |
| 2. Power Island Wilderness Park | 5.8 mi | 202 |
| 3. Pelizzari Natural Area | 2.8 mi | 63 |
Peninsula beats the Michigan average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Peninsula | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.4% | 11.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.9% |
The public schools Peninsula’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 85% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Mission Peninsula School | K–6 | 146 | A− |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 6% of U.S. communities.
Peninsula has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 115 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
16% of the town is conserved land, across 31 parks and preserves.
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
3 places in Peninsula on the National Register of Historic Places.
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Peninsula Township is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township had a population of 6,068 at the 2020 census, an increase from 5,433 at the 2010 census. Peninsula Township is coterminous with (has the same dimensions as) the Old Mission Peninsula, which projects about 17 miles (27 km) north from its base in Traverse City into Grand Traverse Bay, an arm of Lake Michigan. The peninsula divides the Grand Traverse Bay into an East Arm and West Arm. The peninsula is well known for its cherry harvest and viticulture, and is included in the Old Mission Peninsula AVA, a federally recognized viticultural region. At the northern tip of the peninsula is Miss…
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One town shares a border with Peninsula.
