[3] Jean Baptiste Berard (also spelled Boreaux by descendants) claimed to have settled here in 1816 and had established a trading post in 1831.

A post office named "Portage" opened on May 21, 1838, with John Davidson as the first postmaster.

[6] Another post office, named "South Henrietta", opened on September 5, 1851, with Henry Hurd as the first postmaster, and was succeeded by William D. Martin on May 10, 1853.

A portion of Meridian-Baseline State Park is located within Henrietta Township.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 4,483 people, 1,614 households, and 1,276 families residing in the township.

16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.