Newberg Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,602 at the 2020 census.
Communities
- Corey is an unincorporated community on M-60 near the eastern boundary with Fabius Township in St. Joseph County at . Corey was platted by Amanda Weatherwax in 1872. It was named for Corey Lake approximately to the northeast in St. Joseph County. Corey Lake had been named for Joshua B. Corey who had settled there circa 1840. A post office opened May 20, 1872, with Hazen W. Brown as its first postmaster. The post office closed on November 15, 1930. A station on the Michigan Central Railroad called "Corey's Station" opened in 1871.
- Dyer was an unincorporated community centered on a railroad station opened in 1871.
- Jones is an unincorporated community at the intersection of M-40 and M-60 at approximately east of Cassopolis. The first settlers were John Bair in 1831, who settled on Bair Lake, and Daniel Driskel in 1833, who settled on Driskels Lake which was named for Daniel Driskel. The first business structure was built by H. Meskell in 1870 on land owned by William D. Jones. Jones platted the community in 1875. A post office named "Newberg" opened on August 4, 1837. The name changed to "Newburgh" on December 24, 1861, and to "Jones" on December 19, 1881. E.H. Jones, the son of William, was its first postmaster. The Jones post office with ZIP code 49061 continues to serve large portions of Newberg Township and Porter Township along with a small area of southeast Calvin Township.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.71%, is water.