Leighton Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,001 at the 2020 census, up from 4,934 at the 2010 census.
Communities
Corning is a tiny unincorporated community at near the center of the township and with the township hall nearby. There was a post office operating there from 1882 to 1902.
Green Lake was a summer resort at on the eponymous lake, which drains into Green Lake Creek, a tributary of the Rabbit River. A post office operated there from 1899 to 1901. The ZIP code is 49335. The community lies mostly within neighboring Dorr Township but lies on the boundary, and some development extends into Leighton Township.
The city of Wayland is at the southwest corner of the township and has incorporated a small area of land from the township.
The Leighton Township Fire Department has 32 part-paid firefighters divided between two stations. The department responds to an average of 150 calls per year.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.03%, is water.