| Official Name: | Mancelona Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Label: | Mancelona 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: | Antrim |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Chuck Johnson |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Michael Biehl |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1871 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 184.9 |
| Area Land Km2: | 184.2 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 4311 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 61.9 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 408 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1339 |
| Coordinates: | 44.9056°N -84.9592°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49659 (Mancelona) 49730 (Elmira) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-50640[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626664 |
Mancelona Township is a civil township of Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,311 at the 2020 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 184.9km2, of which 184.2km2 is land and 0.6km2, or 0.35%, is water.[4]
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,100 people, 1,511 households, and 1,093 families residing in the township. The population density was 57.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,150 housing units at an average density of 30.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 96.46% White, 0.22% African American, 1.29% Native American, 0.02% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 1.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.
There were 1,511 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the township the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $30,858, and the median income for a family was $33,045. Males had a median income of $29,731 versus $19,825 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,574. About 12.8% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.