The official page for the City of Traverse City, Michigan Government. For more information, please visit www.traversecitymi.gov.
Traverse City, Michigan is located in portions of both Grand Traverse County and Leelanau County within Northern Lower Michigan. Traverse City is situated on the shores of picturesque East Grand Traverse Bay and West Grand Traverse Bay, which both flow into Lake Michigan. While Traverse City’s official population is 14,572, and a daytime population of more than twice the official population, it is the hub of a Micropolitan Statistical Area of 143,372 (2010 census).
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The mission of the City of Traverse City is to guide the preservation and development of the City’s infrastructure, services, and planning based on extensive participation by its citizens coupled with the expertise of the city’s staff. Our City staff will both lead and serve Traverse City in developing a vision for sustainability and the future that is rooted in the hopes and input of its citizens and organizations, as well as cooperation from surrounding units of government.
City of Traverse City Title VI Non-Discrimination Plan: www.traversecitymi.gov/downloads/title_vi_nondiscrimination_plan.pdf