Address: 471 41st St., Allegan MI 49010
Phone: 269-521-3440
Fax: 269-521-3440

Current Township News and Information

Township Calendar

***SPECIAL NOTICES, SPECIAL MEETINGS, RESCHEDULED REGULAR MEETINGS, AND PUBLIC HEARINGS

Reschedule the regular October Board Meeting

The October Meeting of the Cheshire Township Board will be held on October 13, 2026 at 6:30 p.m

Fall Clean-up Days

Friday, October 9, 2pm-5pm
Saturday, October 10, 10am-5pm
Where: Cheshire Township Transfer Station 4120 106th Avenue Allegan
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Township Information:

November 3 - General Election -7am - 8pm

The township is not sending out any notices regarding elections or registration to vote. Please disregard these notices unless you personally requested them or actually need to register. The clerk will send out early voting ballots before the November 2026 election. To check and see if you are registered or other voter information, please go to Michigan Voter Information Center

Early Voting dates and times:
Saturday October 24th 8am to 4pm
Sunday October 25th 8am to 4pm
Monday October 26th 8am to 4pm
Tuesday October 27th 8am to 4pm
Wednesday October 28th 8am to 4pm
Thursday October 29th 8am to 4pm
Friday October 30th 8am to 4pm
Saturday October 31st 8am to 4pm
Sunday November 1st 8am to 4pm

Election Day November 3rd 7am to 8pm

 

Ride the bus to your favorite grocery location, Weekdays 11am-2pm

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2026 Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste Events

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Property Fraud Alert

A free Service to property Owners of Allegan

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>New! Zoning Complaint Form

You may report zoning infractions anonymously by filling in the form and submitting it to our code enforcement officer. You will be contacted for more information before the officer proceeds with researching the complaint.

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Cheshire Township History

Cheshire is an unincorporated community at 42°27′06″N 85°56′04″W. The first permanent white settler was Simeon Pike from Monroe County, New York, who arrived in 1839. Cheshire Township was organized in 1851 and the sawmill village was named for the township. A post office named Cheshire was established on March 8, 1856, with Jonathon Howard as the first postmaster. The name of the office was "Lake" from April 10, 1858, until February 18, 1863, when it reverted to Cheshire. The office closed on March 6, 1879, and reopened from June 20, 1879, until July 30, 1905. -source, Wikipedia

Area
• Total 36.0 sq mi (93.3 km2)
• Land 34.9 sq mi (90.5 km2)
• Water 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2)
• Elevation 689 ft (210 m)
• Population 2,211 (2020)
• Density 66.8/sq mi (25.8/km2)
• Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)

-source Wikipedia