Kinderhook Township is a civil township of Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,427.

Communities

There are no incorporated municipalities within the primarily agricultural township. There are settlements in three communities:

  • Canada Shores is on the southeast side of Coldwater Lake at .
  • Kinderhook is just west of exit 3 on I-69 at .
  • West Kinderhook is at .

Geography

There are several lakes in the township. Those in the west drain into the Prairie River, while those in the south drain into the Fawn River. Coldwater Lake, located in the northeast of the township, drains into the Coldwater River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 8.82%, is water.

Demographics