Hope Township, Barry County, Michigan

Hope Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As per the 2020 census, its population was 3,154.

History

In the 1830s and 1840s, the area around Hope, especially along the Cedar Creek, was a center of Protestant missionary work among the Potomatami. Hope was organized as a township in 1850.

Communities

• Cedar Creek is a locale in the southeast part of the township at In 1849, Isaac LaGrange built the first sawmill in the township on the Cedar Creek. A post office named Cedar Creek was established in 1850, with LaGrange as the first postmaster. The office was permanently closed in December 1904.
• Cloverdale is an unincorporated community within the township on Long Lake served by a U.S. post office with a ZIP code of 49035.
• Schultz (also spelled Shultz) is an unincorporated community in the township at . It was a station on the Chicago, Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railway. A post office operated from November 24, 1888, until July 31, 1933.

Demographics

As of the census