thumb|right|250px|Community of Temple along [[M-61 (Michigan highway)|M-61]]
Redding Township is a civil township of Clare County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 459 at the 2020 census. It was settled in 1889 as a station along the Toledo, Ann Arbor, and Northern Michigan Railroad, which was succeeded in 1895 by the Ann Arbor Railroad. The hamlet was settled on land given by Mary Campbell, and the community was originally called Campbell City. A post office opened on April 21, 1890, and was named Temple after local resident Martin Temple. The post office operated until August 12, 1966. Temple became a busy location for milling lumber, but lost business in the first decades of the 20th century to larger towns.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.50%) is water.
The Muskegon River flows southwest through the center of the township.
Major highways
- runs east–west though the center of the township.
- runs just outside the southwest corner of the township.
Demographics
As of the census