Sherman Township is a civil township of Iosco County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 448 at the 2010 census and slightly decreased to 431 at the 2020 census.
Communities
- National City is an unincorporated community in the township at . The settlement began as a flag station on the Bay City and Alpena Railroad in 1884. It was at first called "Emery Junction", a junction between branches on the Detroit and Mackinac Railway located just west of the present National City. A post office named Emery Junction was established on March 21, 1904, with Quincy Martin as the first postmaster. In 1925, the National Gypsum Company opened a quarry nearby, and the name of the post office was changed to National City in 1926. The National City post office, with ZIP code 48748, provides service to a portion of Sherman Township, as well as to another discontinuous area in Grant, Plainfield, Wilber, and Tawas townships to the north.
- The city of Tawas City is to the northeast, and the Tawas City post office, with ZIP code 48763, also serves portions of northeastern Sherman Township.
- The community of Turner is to the south in Arenac County, and the Turner post office, with ZIP code 48765, also serves portions of southern Sherman Township.
- The village of Whittemore is to the west, and the Whittemore post office, with ZIP code 48770, also serves portions of Sherman Township.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93.0 km), all land.
Demographics
As of the census