 Also organized in 1897 were West Traverse Township (from portions of Friendship and Little Traverse Townships) and Egleston Township (name changed to McKinley Township in 1903).In 1923, Wawatam Township was the last township organized in the county, when it was detached from Carp Lake Township.According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (47%) is water.