Editing Cato Township, Michigan (section)

==Geography==
The township is in northern Montcalm County and is bordered to the north by [[Mecosta County, Michigan|Mecosta County]]. State highway [[M-46 (Michigan highway)|M-46]] crosses the center of the township, leading east to [[Edmore, Michigan|Edmore]] and west to [[U.S. Route 131 in Michigan|US 131]] in [[Reynolds Township, Michigan|Reynolds Township]]. [[M-91 (Michigan highway)|M-91]] has its northern terminus in Cato Township and leads south to [[Greenville, Michigan|Greenville]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the Cato Township has a total area of {{convert|36.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|35.2|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|0.85|sqmi|km2|2}}, or 2.37%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The township is drained to the west by Tamarack Creek, a tributary of the [[Little Muskegon River]], and to the east by tributaries of the [[Flat River (Michigan)|Flat River]], a south-flowing tributary of the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]]. Tamarack Lake is in the northern part of the township, partly within the village of Lakeview, and Townline Lake is in the northeast part of the township on the border with [[Belvidere Township, Michigan|Belvidere Township]].