Excelsior Township is a civil township of Kalkaska County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 991 at the 2020 census.
The township was established in 1875. Portions of the township are served by the Excelsior Township School District 1, which is one of the last remaining one-room schoolhouses in the state. The current township hall also served as a high school in the past and is listed as a state historic site.
Communities
- Manistee Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place with a small portion within the township, while most of the community extends to the north into Coldsprings Township.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (2.46%) is water.
Excelsior Township contains several lakes, including Crawford Lake, Grass Lake, Lake Five, Perch Lake, Post Lake, and the southernmost portion of Manistee Lake. The north branch of the Manistee River also passes through the township.
M-72 runs east–west through the center of the township.
Demographics
As of the census