Kochville Township is a general law township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,911 at the 2020 census. It is the home of Saginaw Valley State University.

Communities

  • Kochville is an unincorporated community in the Township at Liberty and Michigan Roads. German-born Frederick Charles Koch settled here in 1849, and the township was named for him when organized in 1856. On May 15, 1890, the settlement was given a post office named "Phillips", after its first postmaster, David Phillips. The office was renamed Kochville on May 23, 1892, and continued until closing on January 31, 1901.
  • Lawndale is an unincorporated community on the boundary between Kochville Township and Saginaw Township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the census