Empire Township, MI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Empire Township, Michigan, shaded from 580 ft on the north side to 1,130 ft on the east side
Elevation
1,130 ft 345 m990 ft 305 m920 ft 280 m790 ft 240 m650 ft 195 m580 ft 175 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
Click or tap anywhere
The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Township area
Fades everything outside the official township boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Empire Township sits at about 660 ft (200 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
660 ft 200 m
most residents: 610–970 ft
Lowest
580 ft 175 m
on the north side
Highest
1,130 ft 345 m
on the east side
Average
830 ft 255 m
all land inside township boundaries

Empire Township spans about 550 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
660 ft200 m
Highest point
Inside township boundaries, on the east side
1,130 ft345 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the north side
580 ft175 m
Town center
USGS map point for Empire Township
620 ft190 m
Average of all land830 ft255 m

Elevation profile, west to east

7.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Empire Township, Michigan, shaded from 580 ft on the north side to 1,130 ft on the east side
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Township in Leelanau County, Michigan, United States
Population
1,163 2024 est.
Land area
35.3 sq mi + 7.5 sq mi water
Density
33 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.8111° N, 86.0601° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Central Lowland
ZIP codes 4
49630 49636 49640 49664
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Kasson Township880 ft
  2. Almira Township850 ft
  3. Platte Township790 ft
  4. Crystal Downs Country Club780 ft
  5. Maple City730 ft
  6. Empire Township660 ft
  7. Empire620 ft
  8. Honor620 ft
  9. Lake Township, Benzie County600 ft
  10. Glen Arbor Township600 ft
  11. Glen Arbor590 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Varney Hill1,120 ft
  • Warner Hill1,120 ft
  • Old Baldy Dune1,120 ft
  • Shauger Hill1,090 ft
  • The Sleeping Bear1,010 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the township boundaries, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census township boundaries (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones. All public domain.