home ▁beach ▁community ▁along ▁Lake ▁Michigan ▁in ▁the ▁bar rier ▁d unes . ▁Besides ▁the ▁beach front , ▁its ▁other ▁features ▁are ▁its ▁mes oph yt ic ▁forest ▁with ▁four ▁co - domin ant ▁species , ▁including ▁both ▁northern ▁hem lock ▁and ▁southern ▁t ul ip ▁trees , ▁an ▁am ple ▁population ▁of ▁tr ill ium ▁seen ▁in ▁spring , ▁and ▁De er ▁Creek ▁which ▁wind s ▁its ▁way ▁through ▁a ▁common ▁rav ine ▁area ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁lake . ▁Tower ▁Hill ▁Sh or el ands ▁is ▁at ▁. ▁The ▁F IP S ▁place ▁code ▁is ▁ 8 0 2 3 0 . ▁Situ ated ▁between ▁Sh ore wood ▁Hills ▁and ▁Warren ▁D unes ▁State ▁Park , ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁lake front ▁d un eland ▁community . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁CD P ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁, ▁or ▁ 0 . 7 1 %, ▁is ▁water . ▁The ▁community ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁Lake ▁Michigan ▁water front , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁t ides . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 , 6 1 9 ▁people , ▁ 7 2 5 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 4 8 4 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁CD P . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 3 5 6 . 9 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 1 3 7 . 7 / km ²). ▁