Reading (/ˈrɛdɪŋ/ RED-ing) is a city in Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

Located along M-49, the city is surrounded by Reading Township, but the two are administered autonomously.

Reading was settled in 1835 by a group of township locals and was originally named Basswood Corners after clumps of basswood trees located at the main intersection.

[4] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.01 square miles (2.62 km2), all land.

[1] As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 1,078 people, 392 households, and 281 families living in the city.

24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.