Laird Township, Michigan

Laird Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 487 at the 2020 census.

Communities

Alston is an unincorporated community in the township at . It began with a rural post office named Laird in August 1887. The office was closed in October 1888 but was restored in November 1888. When J.V. Alston became postmaster in April 1902, the community and post office were renamed for him. The office continued to operate until June 1957.
Bishop is an unincorporated community in the township.
Motley is an unincorporated community in the township.
Nisula is an unincorporated community in the township.
Pori, also sometimes called "Plato," is an unincorporated community in the township.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.69%) is water.

As of the census