[2] Raisinville Township was first organized in 1823 within Monroe County in the Michigan Territory.

Riley Ingersoll, one of the area's first settlers, served as the first township supervisor.

The Bridge School was listed as a Michigan State Historic Site on December 17, 1987.

[6][7] On January 9, 1997, Comair Flight 3272 crashed into a corn field in Raisinville Township.

The Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft, operated by COMAIR Airlines, Inc., experienced icing conditions and crashed during a rapid descent.

13.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.