Otsego Lake Township is a civil township of Otsego County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,857 at the 2020 census.
The township takes its name from Otsego Lake, in which the southern half is within the township. Otsego Lake State Park is located in the township on the southeast shore of the lake.
Communities
- Artubus Beach is an unincorporated community located on the township line with Bagley Township on the eastern shores of Otsego Lake at . It was settled as a small resort community, and its name comes from both its shoreline on Otsego Lake and the abundant Arbutus in the nearby woods.
- Farrar Landing is an unincorporated community located on the township line with Chester Township along Chub Creek at .
- Otsego Lake is an unincorporated community located within the township at the southern end of Otsego Lake at . It is centered along the junction of county highways C-38 and F-38 just east of Interstate 75. The community was settled along the Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw Railroad in 1872 and was named after the lake. A post office opened on July 23, 1873 and operated until February 15, 1932. The community served briefly as the first county seat of Otsego County from 1875 to 1877.
- Waters is an unincorporated community located in the southwestern portion of the township at .
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (7.62%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census