Wexford Township is a civil township of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,161 at the 2020 census.
Communities
- Bagnall is an unincorporated community within the township at . The community was settled in 1888 with a railway station along the Ann Arbor Railroad. A post office named Farnsworth opened on June 20, 1889 and was named after the Farnsworth & Chesbrough company, which operated a grist mill and sawmill in the area. The post office name was changed to Bagnall on December 29, 1902, but it is no longer in operation.
- Claggettville is a former settlement founded in 1897 along the Ann Arbor Railroad just west of the community of Sherman. Claggettville, which was also referred to as West Sherman, was the site of a large mill.
- Harlan is an unincorporated community located along the county line with Manistee County at . The community began as a railway station along the Ann Arbor Railroad in 1888. For state purposes, the Manistee County portion was named Churchills within Cleon Township, and the Wexford County portion was named Harlan and given a post office on March 31, 1890. The post office closed briefly in 1906 but remained in operation until July 15, 1935.
- Sherman is an unincorporated community located in the southeast corner of the township at . The community extends into several neighboring township.
- Wexford is a former settlement within the township. It was settled as early as 1865 by John Lennington. William Masters became the first postmaster of Wexford on February 17, 1865. The community was also referred to as Hanover, and a fire destroyed the community in 1906. It was partially rebuilt but later abandoned.
- Wexford Corner is an unincorporated community located in the northeast corner of the township at just northwest of the village of Buckley. The community is at a four-point intersection within Hanover Township on the southeast in Wexford County, as well as Grant Township on the northwest and Mayfield Township on the northeast in Grand Traverse County.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land.
Major highways
- forms most of the eastern boundary of the township.
- runs very briefly through the southwest corner of the township.
Demographics
As of the census