Casco Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,796 at the 2020 census.

Communities

There no villages within the township but there are several unincorporated communities:

  • Cedar Bluff is located along the Lake Michigan shore and north of 109th Avenue off Blue Star Highway ( Elevation: 689 ft/210 m).
  • Glenn Haven Shores, also known as Hollywood, is located east of the Lake Michigan shore and north of Cedar Bluff off Blue Star Memorial Highway ( Elevation: 679 ft/207 m).
  • Glenn Shores, or Glenn Stores, is located north of Glenn Haven Shores, east of Lake Michigan and west of Blue Star Memorial Highway ( Elevation: 659 ft/201 m).
  • Hawkhead, also known as Hawk Head and Hawks Head, is located at the junction of 107th Avenue and 68th Street ( Elevation: 623 ft/190 m). A post office operated here from March 23, 1882, to January 31, 1902.
  • Kibbie is on the boundary with Geneva Township, Van Buren County at 66th Street and Baseline Road.
  • Lacota is a shared community at the southeast corner boundary with Geneva Township, Van Buren County and Lee Township.
  • Leisure, also known as East Casco, is located at the junction of 107th Avenue and 64th Street ( Elevation: 686 ft/209 m). A post office operated here from April 29, 1892, to March 31, 1903.
  • Miami Park, also known as Miami Park Beach or Miomi Park Beach, is located along the Lake Michigan shore north of Mount Pleasant and south of 107th Avenue ( Elevation: 676 ft/206 m).
  • Mount Pleasant is located between the Lake Michigan shore and Blue Star Highway from Beethoven Street to A Street ( Elevation: 650 ft/198 m).
  • South Haven Highlands is located between the Lake Michigan shore and Blue Star Highway from Elm to 4th Avenue ( Elevation: 663 ft/202 m).
  • Spring Grove is located north of Leisure on 64th Street near the Ganges Township line ( Elevation: 682 ft/208 m).

History

Casco Township was established in 1854 by the division of Ganges Township. New Casco was the name of a post office here starting on December 8, 1856. In 1876, the New Casco post office was renamed Glenn on May 15, 1876.

Demographics

As of the census