Bennington Township is a civil township of Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,119. Bennington Township is the center of population of the state of Michigan.
The township was established in 1838 and was named after Bennington, Vermont, which was the former home of the first settlers in the area.
Communities
- Bennington is an unincorporated community in the township. It is located at at Bennington and Ruess roads.
- Pittsburg is an unincorporated community in the township. Pittsburg was named for Moses Pitts, the original owner of the town site.
History
The first government land purchase was made by Samuel Nichols, Israel Parsons and Benjamin Powers in 1835. Nichols became the first settler in Bennington. The first township supervisor was Lemuel Castle.
On February 11, 1841, Hartwell became the first postmaster for the Hartwell post office. On December 13, 1848, a post office was opened in Bennington village with first postmaster Benjamin Davis.
Both the Maple and Looking Glass Rivers flow through Bennington Township.
Demographics
As of the census