Gibson Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 1,124 as of the 2020 census. It is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Communities

  • Bentley is an unincorporated community in the township, situated at the intersection of Standish Road and Bentley Road. (; Elevation: 738 ft./225 m.) The community was named after Oscar Bentley, the proprietor of a sawmill.

History

A post office was opened on Feb 26, 1887, called Bently. A post office was opened on Stevenson Road just east of Standish Road on March 15, 1900, called Glover and operated for exactly five years. On June 30, 1909, the Bently post office was renamed Bentley.

Demographics

As of the census

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