Springfield Charter Township is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 14,703. The township was named for the numerous springs in the area.

Communities

The Township has no incorporated villages and five unincorporated communities within:

  • Andersonville, first known as the "Husted Settlement" after the Hustead family who moved there in 1833, is at around the junction of Andersonville and Big Lake roads. It became known as the "Anderson Settlement" after the Anderson family purchased and settled there in 1836. A post office named "Andersonville" was established in 1895, which operated until 1912. It was a station on the Detroit and Milwaukee Railway. The same track is still in use by Canadian National for freight service.
  • Austin Corners located on the northern boundary of the township with Groveland Township.
  • Davisburg is located at , around the junction of Davisburg and Andersonville roads. The Davisburg ZIP code of 48350 serves most of Springfield Township. The location was named for Cornelius Davis, who moved there in 1836, and with his sons platted a village in 1857. A post office was established in 1855, and "Davisburg" still serves as the mailing address for a majority of addresses within the township. Davisburg was a named station on the Detroit and Milwaukee Railway passenger service. The same track is still in use by Canadian National for freight service.
  • Springfield is located at around the junction of Bridge Lake Road and Dixie Highway. Daniel LeRoy made the first land purchase in the township, in June 1830. Ashael Fuller settled on LeRoy's land and later purchased much of it. Fuller opened a hotel on the Detroit-Saginaw stagecoach line. A post office opened in 1832 and operated until 1888. Several lots were platted in 1840. Huron River, along with the main branch of the Clinton River, rise within the township. The Shiawassee flows in a northwesterly direction toward Saginaw where it joins with the Tittabawassee River to form the Saginaw River, which drains into the Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron. The Huron flows in a southeasterly direction and empties into Lake Erie. The Lower Huron River demarks the boundary between Wayne County and Monroe County. The Clinton flows in an easterly direction and empties into Lake St. Clair in Macomb County's Harrison Township.

Demographics

As of the census