Moline is an unincorporated community at 42°44′21″N 85°39′50″W / 42.73917°N 85.66389°W / 42.73917; -85.66389 just east of U.S. Highway 131 exit 68.

The Leighton Township Fire Department has 32 part-paid firefighters divided between two stations.

[3] As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,652 people, 1,246 households, and 1,004 families residing in the township.

There were 1,386 housing units at an average density of 39.7 per square mile (15.3/km2).

The racial makeup of the township was 97.75% White, 0.11% African American, 0.93% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races.

14.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.