Hillsdale Township is a civil township of Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,133 at the 2020 census.

The township consists of several sections surrounding and separated by the city of Hillsdale, but the township and city are administered autonomously.

Communities

  • Bankers is an unincorporated community located in the southern portion of the township on the border with Cambria Township at . The community was founded by Horace and George Banker in 1838 and was platted in 1869. In 1871, a railway line of the Detroit, Hillsdale & Indiana Railroad was built through the area, in which Bankers was the southern terminus of a line that ran north to Ypsilanti. Bankers centered around a sawmill and was referred to as Bankers Station, and a post office operated here from January 30, 1872, until January 31, 1909.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (4.42%) is water.

Major highways

  • run briefly through the southeast portion of the township after exiting the city of Hillsdale.

Demographics

As of the census

References

Works cited

  • Hillsdale Township official website