Beaver Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 2,723 as of the 2020 census. It is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Communities
The township has five unincorporated communities located within its borders:
- Beaver is located at the intersection of 9 Mile Road and Parish Road at the corners of sections 11, 12, 13 and 14. It is at .
- Duel is located at the intersection of Parish Road and Flajole Road at the corners of sections 7, 8, 15 and 16. It is at .(Elevation: 640 ft./195 m.)
- Loehne, often misspelled as Loehme, is located on 9 Mile Road between River Road and Seidlers Road. ( (Elevation: 614 ft./187 m.) It was named for storekeeper Edwin Loehne who became the first postmaster of a rural post office on April 20, 1894. The office operated until July 20, 1904.
- Seidlers, also known as Seidler Corners, is located at Seidlers Road and Garfield Road. (Elevation: 610 ft./186 m.) It was founded in 1902 by Henry Seidler, who had a general store, blacksmith shop, and saloon. A school was added in 1905.
History
Beaver Township was organized March 13, 1867. Levi Willard, Josiah L. Wellington, and Oscar H. Kellogg were appointed to oversee the first township meeting to be held on the first Monday in April of that year. In 1873, Deep River Township was set off from Beaver Township. A post office name Willard was opened on February 26, 1885. On November 30, 1892, the Duel community received its post office. On April 20, 1894, the Loehne community had its post office open. On Dec 31, 1907, the Willard Post Office was closed down.
Demographics
As of the census