Wisner Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 604 at the 2020 census.
The first land entries in this area were made by Joshua Terry in 1853, by Green Bird in 1854, and by Isaiah Jester in 1855. The township was first organized in 1861 and named after Moses Wisner, Governor of Michigan from 1859 to 1861.
Communities
- Bay Park is an unincorporated community in the northeast corner and border of the township with Akron Township on Saginaw Bay at .
- Bradleyville is an unincorporated community in the township on Bradleyville Road north of Elmwood Road at .
- Oakhurst is an unincorporated community in the township on Saginaw Bay at Allen and Garner Road at .
- Quanicassee is an unincorporated community in the township at the mouth of the Quanicassee River on Saginaw Bay at . The name Quanicassee is of Native American origin meaning "lone tree". The area had been a Native American fishing village long before the arrival of white settlers, and there are no clear records regarding early settlement. A post office with the name "Quanicasse City" was established on June 11, 1886, with Horace G. Webster as the first postmaster. The office operated until March 31, 1902. A post office named Wisner was established on December 11, 1871, with Henry H. Gilbert as the first postmaster. The post office operated until May 31, 1905.
- The village of Fairgrove is to the southeast, and the Fairgrove post office, with ZIP code 48733, also serves the southwest portion of Wisner Township.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (24.52%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census