[3] The city of Mount Morris borders on the east, but the two are administered autonomously.

An election was held in an abandoned log cabin in the southeast corner of the township; 74 votes were cast and the township was organized with elected officials with the main officials being: Ezekiel R. Ewing, supervisor; Bradford P. Foster, town clerk; Samuel R. Farnham, treasurer.

[4] The township garnered national attention when on February 29, 2000, six-year-old Kayla Rolland was killed by her first-grade classmate at Buell Elementary in the Beecher school district.

The township is served by the Flint Mass Transportation Authority bus lines.

23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[8] The studios and offices of television stations WSMH, WEYI-TV, and WBSF are in a shared building located in the township.