Claybanks Township is a civil township of Oceana County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 855 at the 2020 census.
History
Claybanks Township was established in 1855.
Communities
- Flower Creek was a settlement centered around a sawmill built in 1863. It had a post office from 1863 until 1906.
- Stony Lake is an unincorporated community in the northwest corner of the township on the boundary with Benona Township at . Historically, the settlement was at the western end of the Stony Lake, but development now encircles much of the lake shore.
- The City of Montague is to the southeast and the southern portion of the township is served by the Montague ZIP code, 49437.
- The Village of New Era is to the east and much of the northern portion of the township is served by the New Era ZIP code, 49446.
- The Village of Shelby is to the northeast and the northwest corner of the township is served by the Shelby ZIP code, 49455.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (0.62%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2010 census Claybanks Township had a population of 777. The ethnic and racial makeup of the population was 96.0% white, 1.3% African-American, 2.7% Native American, 2.1% from some other race and 5.5% Hispanic or Latino.
As of the census