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==Communities== * '''Delhi Mills''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located within the township at {{coord|42|19|49|N|83|48|40|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|624528|Delhi Mills, Michigan}}</ref> The community was first platted in 1836 by Jacob Doremus under the name Michigan Village. It was soon known as Delhi. In 1842, all unsold plots of land were bought by Norman Goodale, who founded the Delhi Mills company. Scio transferred its post office to Delhi Mills, and the post office operated from February 3, 1871, until September 30, 1903.{{sfn|Romig|1986|pp=151β152}} The area is now part of [[Delhi Metropark]] along the [[Huron River (Michigan)|Huron River]]. * '''Scio''' is an unincorporated community located in the northern portion of the township at {{coord|42|19|32|N|83|50|22|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|637451|Scio, Michigan}}</ref> The settlement began with the construction of a mill by Samuel Foster in 1835. Scio, which was named after the township, was platted later that year, and a post office opened on September 9, 1835. The office operated until February 3, 1871, until it closed and transferred to Delhi Mills. Another post office was reestablished in Scio on September 26, 1871.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=502}} * '''Weinsburg''' is a former settlement founded by German Lutheran farmers within the township in 1890. Weinsburg had its own post office from January 30, 1890, until May 15, 1901.{{sfn|Romig|1986|p=588}}
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