Ganges Township, Michigan

Ganges Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,574 at the 2020 census.

Communities

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

Belknap is located at 66th Street and 116th Avenue in the southern part of the township.
Ganges is located in the northwest part of the township at the junction of 122nd Ave and Blue Star Highway at . Interstate 196 / US 31 is less than a quarter mile to the west, but the nearest access is from M-89 about a mile to the north.
Glenn is located within the southwest part of the township at the junction of 114th Ave and A-2 (Blue Star Highway/Adams Rd) at . A post office (ZIP Code 49416) was established here in 1876. Glenn is known as "Pancake Town", stemming from an incident during a 1937 snowstorm in which travelers stranded at a restaurant had nothing to eat except for pancakes.
Grange Corners is located in the northern part of the township at 66th Street and 122nd Avenue (; Elevation: ).
Pier Cove is located in the northwestern corner of the township at Lake Shore Drive and 123rd Avenue (; Elevation: ).
Plummerville is located in the northwestern part of the township at Lake Shore Drive and 121st Avenue.

Ganges Township was established in 1847. Esther was the name of a post office here from 1894 until 1901.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.95%, is water.

At the 2000 census,