| Official Name: | Amboy Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Label: | Amboy Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hillsdale |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Brad Smith |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Betty Burkhart |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1850 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 79.36 |
| Area Land Km2: | 77.60 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.76 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 30.64 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 29.96 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.68 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1064 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 35.5 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 289 |
| Elevation Ft: | 948 |
| Coordinates: | 41.7164°N -84.6022°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49232 (Camden) 49266 (Osseo) 49288 (Waldron) |
| Area Code: | 517 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-02020[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1625836 |
Amboy Township is a civil township of Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,064 at the 2020 census.
Amboy Township was formed by the Michigan Legislature on March 28, 1850 from the southern sections of Ransom Township and Woodbridge Township, which resulted in the new township's unusual shape along the state border with Ohio.[3]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.64sqmi, of which 29.96sqmi is land and 0.68sqmi (2.22%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,224 people, 457 households, and 350 families residing in the township. The population density was 40.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 631 housing units at an average density of 21.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 99.59% White, 0.16% Native American, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.
There were 457 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.5% were married couples living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $42,250, and the median income for a family was $45,250. Males had a median income of $36,118 versus $25,809 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,578. About 6.5% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.
Amboy Township is served by two separate public school districts. The majority of the township is served by Camden-Frontier Schools, which has its campus located northerly in Woodbridge Township, at the border with Camden Township.[4] A small eastern portion of the township is served by Waldron Area Schools to east in Waldron.[5]