Springville Township is a civil township of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,739 at the 2020 census.

Communities

  • Coline is a former settlement formed around a power plant and general store operated by the Consumers Power Company. A post office operated briefly in Coline from October 1, 1924 until October 31, 1925.
  • Glengary, also spelled as Glengarry, is an unincorporated community within the township at . It formed as a settlement near Sherman in 1910.
  • Mesick is a village located almost entirely within Springville Township, while a very small portion of the village extends east into Antioch Township.
  • Sherman is an unincorporated community located in the northeast corner of the township at . The community extends into several neighboring township.
  • Yuma is an unincorporated community located in the south-central portion of the township at . Yuma was first settled with a railroad station along the Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern Michigan Railroad in 1888. The community was platted in 1893, and the Yuma post office operated from January 3, 1983 until May 26, 1961.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (8.53%) is water.

The Manistee River flows from the northeast to the southwest through the township. The Hodenpyl Dam is located within the southwest corner of the township and forms the Hodenpyl Dam Pond, which encompasses within the township.

Major highways

  • runs south–north through the center of the township before running concurrent with M-115 through the village of Mesick.
  • runs east–west through the northern portion of the township.

Demographics

As of the census

Images

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References

Sources

  • Springville Township official website