Standish Township is a civil township of Arenac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,701 at the 2020 census. The city of Standish borders the township on the northwest but is administered autonomously.

Communities

  • Pine River is an unincorporated community located at with the northeast portion of the township approximately east of Standish at .
  • Whites Beach is an unincorporated community located with the southeast portion of the township along the shore of Lake Huron. Whites Beach is located next to Off-reservation trust land of the Isabella Indian Reservation which is the land base of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Nation.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 9.41%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census