Roscommon Township, Michigan

Roscommon Township is a civil township of Roscommon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,397 at the 2020 census.

The village of Roscommon is located to the northeast in Higgins Township.

Communities

Houghton Lake is a census-designated place and unincorporated community at along the southwest side of Houghton Lake. The community also extends north into Lake Township and east into Denton Township.
Houghton Lake Heights is an unincorporated community within the larger census-designated community of Houghton Lake at .
Loxley is an unincorporated community within the township at . Loxley began as a mill and lumber camp settlement in 1904 and was named after Loxley, England. A post office operated in Loxley from January 29, 1904 until about 1917.
Nellsville is an unincorporated community on the northern border of the township at . The community is centered along M-55, which forms the boundary with Lake Township, and is just west of U.S. Route 127. The community was founded in 1906 and named after Roscommon Township supervisor Edward Nelson. A post office operated in Nellsville from August 20, 1906 until 1927.
Verncroft is a former settlement located in the southwest corner of the county. A now-defunct rural post office was established here on September 26, 1914.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (4.62%) is water.

The township is located at the southwest end of Houghton Lake.

20px Houghton Lake State Airport is located in the northwest corner of the township near the intersection of M-55 and Old U.S. Highway 27.

As of the census