Mount Forest Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 1,399 as of the 2020 census. It is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Communities
The township has two unincorporated communities within its borders:
- Mount Forest is between 11 Mile Road and Carter Road, centered on Main Street and Sand Road. ( ; Elevation: 692 ft./211 m.) It was a sawmill settlement with a station on the Michigan Central Railroad in 1888. A post office was established on October 12, 1888. The spelling was changed to Mountforest on September 7, 1894, and was closed on March 31, 1955.
- Nine Mile is located on Nine Mile Road between Mount Forest Road and Cody Estey Road at Wirble Road . It was a station on the Michigan Central Railroad in 1894.
On October 12, 1888, Mountforest Post Office opened in Mount Forest. Bertie Post Office was opened on June 21, 1899, with storekeeper Locius Fogelsanger as the first postmaster.
The Bertie post office ended operations on October 31, 1903. The Pinconning River has its headwaters in the township.
Demographics
As of the census