Springvale Township is a civil township of Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,146 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (4.99%) is water.
Portions of Crooked Lake and Pickerel Lake, two lakes in the Inland Waterway connecting to Lake Huron, lie within Springvale Township. These lakes, as well as Berry Creek, which flows into Pickerel Lake, form the northern boundary of the township.
Springvale Township forms the southeastern corner of Emmet County, bordering Cheboygan County to the east, and Charlevoix County to the south. The western border of Springvale Township lies just over from downtown Petoskey.
Springvale Township contains no state-maintained highways, although US Highway 31 comes within less than a mile from the northwestern corner of the township. C-58 is a county-designated highway that runs west–east across the north of the township. C-58 links US 31 at Petoskey to I-75 at Wolverine.
Communities
- Epsilon () is an unincorporated community within the township. Epsilon was founded in 1882, with a post office in operation from then until 1914.
Demographics
As of the census