Antrim Township is a civil township of Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 2,116. The township is believed to be named after either Antrim, Northern Ireland or Antrim, New Hampshire.

Communities

  • Antrim Center is an unincorporated community in the township at Godfrey and E. Ellsworth roads. Originally, the post office here was called Antrim, then later changed to Glass River. The post office closed on September 13, 1888.
  • Nicholson is an unincorporated community in the township on E. Lovejoy Road (border road with Livingston County) between State and Nohel roads. Nicholson contained a post office from 1896 until 1901. Joseph C. Nicholson, the postmaster, gave the community its name.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (3.03%) is water.

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