State highway M-46 crosses the center of the township, leading east to Lakeview and west to U.S. Route 131 near Howard City.

[5] Located near the center of the township, the community was a station on the Pere Marquette Railroad and was platted and recorded by on July 8, 1886.

[6] Decora was an unincorporated community in Winfield Township that had a post office from 1879 until 1880.

[7] As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,049 people, 709 households, and 560 families residing in the township.

16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.