Nottawa Township is a civil township of Isabella County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,225 at the 2020 census.

Communities

  • Beal City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the center of the township.
  • Weidman is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the western portion of the township. The CDP also extends west into Sherman Township.

History

The township's first white settler was Michael McGeehan, who became the first supervisor when the township was organized in 1875. The township was named after a local Ojibwe (Chippewa) chief who lived in the area from 1781 to 1881.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.73%) is water.

The entire township is within the boundaries of the Isabella Indian Reservation. The North Branch of the Chippewa River and the Coldwater River flow through the township.

Demographics

As of the census

Notable people

  • John Engler, politician and former governor of Michigan, grew up near Beal City
  • Roger Hauck, state politician who was born in Beal City
  • Nathaniel B. Nichols, engineer who was born in Nottawa Township

References

  • Nottawa Township official website