thumb|right|250px|Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church and School, built in 1904

Sherman Township is a civil township of Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,001 at the 2020 census.

Communities

  • Skeels is an unincorporated community in the southwest portion of the township.

History

The township was named after Lowell P. Sherman, an early settler. Sherman Township was established in 1889.

The township contains the county's only designated Michigan State Historic Sites: the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church and Zion Evangelical Lutheran School on North Oberlin Road, which were both built in 1904.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.33%) is water.

Major highways

  • runs north–south and forms most of the western boundary of the township before turning east and running along the southern boundary of the township.
  • , locally named Round Lake Road, runs north–south and forms most of the eastern boundary of the township.

Demographics

As of the census