Springfield Township, Kalkaska County, Michigan
township in Kalkaska County, Michigan
Springfield Township is a civil township of Kalkaska County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,562 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.58 square miles (92.15 km2), of which 35.09 square miles (90.88 km2) is land and 0.49 square miles (1.27 km2) (1.38%) is water.
The Manistee River flows east to west through the south of the township. Long Lake is the biggest lake within the township.
The village of Fife Lake lies just west of Springfield Township, in Grand Traverse County. A sliver of the eponymous Fife Lake is within the western edge of the township.
Adjacent townships
Boardman Township (north)
Orange Township (northeast)
Garfield Township (east)
Pioneer Township, Missaukee County (southeast)
Bloomfield Township, Missaukee County (south)
Liberty Township, Wexford County (southwest)
Fife Lake Township, Grand Traverse County (west)
Union Township, Grand Traverse County (northwest)
Major highway
US 131 clips the extreme northwest corner of Springfield Township, entering from the west and exiting to the north.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,270 people, 458 households, and 348 families residing in the township. The population density was 36.1 inhabitants per square mile (13.9/km2).
“Springfield Township, Kalkaska County, Michigan” enters the record as township in Kalkaska County, Michigan. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Springfield, Township and Kalkaska can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7581075. Authority coordinates are 44.550, -85.274. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2000.
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