Medina Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,115 at the 2020 census.

Communities

  • Canandaigua is an unincorporated community in the eastern portion of the township along M-152 at . Originally an Indian village, it was first settled in 1824 by New York native Samuel Gregg, and the community was named after Canandaigua, New York. It was platted in 1835 and given a post office from 1837 until 1911.
  • Medina is an unincorporated community in the northeastern corner of the township at . The first settler was Daniel Upton, who moved from Peterborough, New Hampshire in 1812. The village was platted in 1837. A post office was first established September 20, 1837 and later moved to Canandaigua in 1850. Another post office was reestablished in Medina soon after in 1851 but later disestablished. The community was named after the township itself, which may have been named by early settlers from Medina, New York.
  • Ontario is a former community along a railway station. Ontario contained its own post office from June 28, 1881 until January 31, 1902.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.19%) is water.

Lake Hudson State Recreation Area occupies a very small northeastern portion of the township. Bordering the state of Ohio to the south, Medina Township is the southwesternmost municipality included in the Detroit–Warren–Ann Arbor Combined Statistical Area (Metro Detroit), as it is located about southwest of the city of Detroit.

Major highways

  • forms the entire western boundary of the township.
  • forms a small portion of the eastern boundary of the township.

Demographics

As of the census

References

Sources

  • Medina Township official website