Wheatland Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan

Wheatland Township is a civil township of Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,224 at the 2020 census.

Communities

Church is a former settlement within the township. It was founded by township clerk Francis G. Church, who served as the first postmaster when a post office began operating here on June 27, 1870. Originally named Church's Corner, the post office was renamed Church on May 28, 1894, and was eventually disestablished on June 15, 1901.
Wheatland is an unincorporated community located within the township at . It was first settled in 1834 by Edmund Brown. A post office began operating here on September 9, 1835, with Thomas Gamble serving as the first postmaster. Gamble renamed the post office Gambleville on October 17, 1837. When Somerset Township was organized from the northern half of Wheatland Township in 1837, the post office became part of that township. In 1841, Gamble renamed that post office Somerset, and a new post office named Wheatland Centre began operating in Wheatland Township. This post office was renamed Wheatland on February 3, 1882, until it was disestablished on March 31, 1903.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.08%) is water.

William Treadwell House is a historic house built in 1860. It is a Michigan State Historic Site and is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.