Ray Township is located in north-central Macomb county in an area well suited for farming. It contains the unincorporated areas of Davis, Ray Center and part of Meade. The Township has grown very slowly over the last half century, but in the last two decades the population has increased significantly quicker than in the previous forty years. This trend is likely to continue as the rapidly expanding communities that border Ray to the south are built out.

The vast majority of the land in Ray Township is dedicated to agricultural use of lies vacant. The Township is home to two public golf courses and the Wolcott Mill Metro Park. This 2,000 acre park consists of an interpretive farm where visitors can view agricultural life as it existed at the turn of the century.