Almira Township, Michigan should not be confused with Elmira Township, Michigan.
| Official Name: | Almira Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Almira Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Benzie |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Mark Roper |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1855 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 93.3 |
| Area Land Km2: | 87.4 |
| Area Water Km2: | 5.9 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3873 |
| Population Density Km2: | 41.7 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 266 |
| Elevation Ft: | 873 |
| Coordinates: | 44.7283°N -85.8567°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49630, 49643, 49650, 49664 |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-01640[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1625829 |
Almira Township is a civil township in the northeast of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,873, making it the most-populous municipality in Benzie County.
Almira Township was named after the township's first female house-dwelling settler, Almira Burrell.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.3km2, of which 87.4km2 is land and 5.9km2, or 6.29%, is water.[3]
Almira Township is about west of Traverse City, the largest city in Northern Michigan. Because of this proximity, residents of Almira Township and neighboring Inland Township are largely dependent on Traverse City.
The Platte River flows east to west through the township, originating in nearby Long Lake and flowing to Lake Michigan.
Almira Township contains no state trunkline highways, although US 31 and M-72 run east–west to the south and north of the township, respectively.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,811 people, 1,054 households, and 808 families residing in the township. The population density was 83.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,320 housing units at an average density of 39sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.69% White, 0.21% African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population.
There were 1,054 households, out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the township the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $46,389, and the median income for a family was $49,024. Males had a median income of $33,164 versus $25,759 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,137. About 3.3% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.