Located along Whitefish Bay on the shores of Lake Superior, the township contains Whitefish Point Light and the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, as well as portions of Tahquamenon Falls State Park.

Whitefish Township occupies the northwest corner of Chippewa County in the Upper Peninsula.

It is on the shores of Lake Superior to the north with Whitefish Bay to the east.

The eastern portion of Tahquamenon Falls State Park, including the Lower Tahquamenon Falls, is within Whitefish Township, while a smaller portion of the state park extends west into McMillan Township.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 588 people, 285 households, and 196 families residing in the township.