Hanover Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,662 at the 2020 census.

Communities

  • Hanover is a village within the township.
  • Farwell Lake is both a lake and the surrounding unincorporated community in the southeast corner of the township. The north branch of the Kalamazoo River rises near Farwell Lake.
  • Horton (/'hoɻ.ʔən̪/) is an unincorporated community in the northeast part of the township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (2.63%) is water.

Hanover Township is in southwest Jackson County, bordered to the south by Hillsdale County.

Demographics

As of the census