Traverse City metropolitan area

Metropolitan area in Michigan, United States Metropolitan area in Michigan, United StatesTraverse City MSA Northwestern Michigan, Grand Traverse AreaMetropolitan areaTraverse City metropolitan statistical areaDowntown Traverse CityDowntown KalkaskaSleeping Bear DunesTraverse City MSA Traverse City MSA counties City of Traverse City Country United StatesState MichiganCounties Benzie Grand Traverse Kalkaska Leelanau Area • Metropolitan area4,564 sq mi (11,820 km2) • Land1,691 sq mi (4,380 km2) • Water2,873 sq mi (7,440 km2) • Urban56.6 sq mi (146.6 km2)Population (2020) • Metropolitan area153,448 (MI: 10th) • Estimate (2025)156,972 • Density33.6/sq mi (13.0/km2) • Urban59,493 • Urban density1,051/sq mi (405.8/km2)Time zoneUTC-5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code231 The Traverse City Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a metropolitan area in the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, encompassing the counties of Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, and Leelanau, and anchored by the city of Traverse City. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the MSA had a population of 153,448, making it Michigan's tenth-largest metropolitan