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Richland Township
  1180 North Hemlock Road
 Hemlock, MI  48626
   (989) 642-2097  

Richland Township is a community of approximately 4,400 residents located 10 miles west of Saginaw, Michigan.  Richland Township is a General Law Township and is governed by a Board of Trustees, although there is a full time Township Manager as well.

The Richland Township Administration office normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday except for holidays.  There are full time staff available during those times.  The Assessor and Zoning Administrator is available in the office from 9 until noon on Thursdays.  The Building Department is also available Thursdays at 9 a.m.

The unincorporated Village of Hemlock sits in the middle of Richland Township and includes a vibrant and growing commercial area to serve its residents.  The “village” area is served by a water and sewer system.  Residentially there are new subdivisions just completed with new housing under construction.  There is ample acreage land for sale for residential purposes.  Agriculture is alive and well in the township and some dairy farms and many large tract crop parcels.

The schools in the township include Hemlock Public Schools – Elementary, Ling, Middle and High School and a parochial K-8 school, St. Peter Lutheran also a preschool…


November 5, 2019 Election Information
Richland Township Registered Voters-
Absentee ballots are available for the November 5th, 2019 Special Election.
With the passage of Proposal 3 in November of 2018, voting by absentee is now easier than ever as receiving an absentee ballot no longer requires voters to provide a reason for requesting an absentee ballot. The Richland Township Clerk's Office now maintains an Automatic Absent Voter List in order to assist voters with receiving ballots in a prompt manner. All voters on the Automatic Absent Voter List are automatically sent an absentee ballot application for each election scheduled in the Township of Richland. From this automatic absent voter list, absentee voter applications are mailed out 6-8 weeks prior to each election. If you would like to be placed on our Automatic Absent Voter List, forms are available at the Richland Township Office or by emailing the Richland Township Clerk at rhrichlandgov@gmail.com, with your name, address, and year of birth.