[3] Merson is an unincorporated community in the township at the junction of M-40 and 102 Avenue (42°26′05″N 85°51′58″W / 42.43472°N 85.86611°W / 42.43472; -85.86611 Elevation: 761 ft./232 m.).

[5] As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,519 people, 941 households, and 712 families residing in the township.

There were 1,060 housing units at an average density of 30.5 per square mile (11.8/km2).

There were 941 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families.

17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.