 leland township is a civil township of leelanau county in the u.s. state of michigan. as of the early 2000s, the unincorporated community of leland, which lies totally within the township, was the county seat of leelanau county. however, county voters on august 3, 2004, approved a proposal to build a new governmental center in adjacent suttons bay township; the move to the new facility was completed in 2008. as of the 2000 census, leland township population was 2,033. ==communities== *leland, formerly the county seat, is an unincorporated community within the township, situated on m-22 at . leland has ferry service to both [[north manitou isl
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