Renowned as one of the largest agricultural communities in Livingston County, per the county master plan community profile. source
Community character
Cohoctah Township is a rural farming township of 3,246 residents covering 38.4 square miles in the northwest quadrant of Livingston County, where farming is the primary use of land. source
Cohoctah grain elevator site
The Cohoctah settlement grew up around an 1886 grain elevator that is no longer in operation. source
Historic Cohoctah Hotel
H. D. Gilland built the hotel in 1901 on the west side of the railroad in the former stagecoach stop settlement and the building still stands. source
South Branch of the Shiawassee River
The South Branch of the Shiawassee River drains the township northward near its eastern border. source
Cohoctah Township Park
The township owns this 40 acre park at Preston and Allen roads that hosts 4-H and equestrian events on grounds with woods and wetland areas. source
Oak Grove State Game Area
The Michigan DNR manages this 2,453 acre game area along the South Branch of the Shiawassee River near Oak Grove for hunting and wildlife recreation. source
Cohoctah
Unincorporated community at the junction of Oak Grove Road and Cohoctah Road that started around an 1886 grain elevator. source
Oak Grove
Unincorporated community about 6.5 miles north of Howell in the eastern part of the township, first settled around an 1846 grist mill village called Chemungville. source
Cohoctah Center
Unincorporated community northwest of the township center, listed by the county as one of the township's three primary population centers. source
