Salem Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,156 at the 2020 census, up from 3,486 at the 2000 census.
Communities
Burnips is an unincorporated community near the center of the township at . It was first known as Salem Center. James Burnips was a local landowner and built the first store there in 1856. He began to sell lots of land for building in 1858. A post office named "Burnip's Corners" opened in 1868, and the name was changed to "Burnips" in 1915. The ZIP code is 49314.
Diamond Springs is an unincorporated locale in the southwest corner of the township on the Rabbit River at . It was first settled in 1867 and had a post office from 1871 until 1875, and then reopened six months later until closing in 1905.
New Salem is an unincorporated community in the northeast corner of the township at . A post office first opened there in 1857 and opened and closed several times until 1865, after which it remained in operation until closing in 1905. New Salem is the home of St. Mary's Visitation Catholic Church which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2016.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.92%, is water.