[3] The township is named for politician Kinsley S. Bingham, who served as Michigan's 11th governor and also a U.S. representative and senator.

Bingham Township surrounds the city of St. Johns, but the two are administered autonomously.

[5] The township is located northeast of the center of Clinton County.

US 127 runs north to Mount Pleasant and south to Lansing, the state capital.

16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.