A portion of the township is within the Grand Traverse Indian Reservation.

[3] The township was named after the Whitewater River, which has since been renamed Acme Creek.

By land By water Only one state trunkline highway, M-72, runs through Whitewater Township.

To the west, M-72 reaches a junction with US 31 at Acme, and continues toward Traverse City.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,467 people, 896 households, and 712 families residing in the township.

15.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.