Jerome Township is in central Midland County, between the city of Midland, the county seat, to the east, and Coleman to the northwest.

[1] The Tittabawassee River crosses the eastern part of the township from north to southeast.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 4,888 people, 1,920 households, and 1,443 families residing in the township.

There were 2,091 housing units at an average density of 61.6 per square mile (23.8/km2).

19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.