Chester Township is a civil township of Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,769 at the 2020 United States census.
History
Chester Township was organized in 1839.
Communities
- Chester is an unincorporated community in the southern part of the township at .
- Gresham is an unincorporated community near the center of the township at , southwest of M-50 (Clinton Trail) near the intersection of Gresham Hwy. and Mulliken Rd. It was established in 1883.
- Needmore is an unincorporated community in the northeast corner of the township, along the boundary with Roxand Township at near the intersection of Needmore Hwy and Wheaton Rd.
- Stalls Corner is a small community 5 miles (8 km) NW of Charlotte.
Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and 0.03% is water. Nearly all of the township is in the drainage basin of the Thornapple River, which flows through the northern part. The Little Thornapple River joins the Thornapple in section 11.
Demographics
As of the 2000 United States census,