One of the fastest growing areas in the state, the township is quickly developing along the Business US 127 thoroughfare, and near its intersection with I-69.

It was first settled by Captain David Scott, who moved there from Ann Arbor in 1833, and platted the land.

The State Legislature formally created DeWitt Township on March 23, 1836.

In four years, DeWitt Township went from encompassing the entire County to its current boundary.

The county seat remained in DeWitt Township until December 1857 when it was moved to Plumstead Hall, in the village of St. Johns, until a new courthouse could be built.

In the early 1900s, the Lansing, St. Johns and St. Louis Railway opened the community to a new era of prosperity.

It was not until 1929 when the town was incorporated as a village, and then was no longer under the full jurisdiction of the township.

The DeWitt area was ranked as the 75th best place to live in the United States by CNN Money in 2005.