Genoa Charter Township is a charter township of Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 20,692.

Genoa Township was organized in 1837.

Communities

  • Chilson is an unincorporated community in the township at Chilson and Brighton roads. It was established in 1878 around a sawmill and a flour mill.

Geography

Genoa Township is southeast of the center of Livingston County and is bordered to the northwest by the city of Howell, the county seat, and to the southeast by the city of Brighton. Interstate 96 crosses the township, with access from exits 140 and 141. The highway leads east to Detroit and west to Lansing.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 6.40%, are water. The northwest part of the township is part of the Shiawassee River watershed leading north to Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron, while the southeast portion is in the Huron River watershed leading southeast to Lake Erie.

Demographics

As of the census The Mount Brighton ski area and resort is in the southeast part of the township.

Education

The Livingston Campus of Cleary University is in the township.

References

  • Genoa Township official website