Ovid Township is a civil township of Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,161 at the 2020 census.
Communities
The township, which is primarily agricultural, does not have any incorporated municipalities. Five settlements exist in several unincorporated communities:
- Crystal Beach is at .
- Lockwood is at .
- Pearl Beach is at .
- Sans Souci Beach is at .
There is also an unnamed settlement at between Lake of the Woods and Bingham Lake, about two miles northeast of Bethel.
Geography
The township is dominated geographically by lakes, primarily Coldwater Lake, as well as the smaller Lake of the Woods and several others. All drain into the Coldwater River, a tributary of the St. Joseph River flows to Lake Michigan.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 8.35%, is water.