| Official Name: | Cambria Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Label: | Cambria 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: | Glenn Frobel |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Carol Rosales |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1841 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 93.60 |
| Area Land Km2: | 90.16 |
| Area Water Km2: | 3.44 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.14 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.81 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.33 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2229 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 64.0 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 341 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1119 |
| Coordinates: | 41.8656°N -84.6592°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49242 (Hillsdale) 49266 (Osseo) 49274 (Reading) |
| Area Code: | 517 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-12700[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626025 |
Cambria Township is a civil township of Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,229 at the 2020 census.
Cambria Township was established in 1841 and named after Cambria, New York, which was the hometown of many of the area's early settlers.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.14sqmi, of which 34.81sqmi is land and 1.33sqmi (3.68%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,546 people, 986 households, and 725 families residing in the township. The population density was 73sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,264 housing units at an average density of 36.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.05% White, 0.43% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.63% of the population.
There were 986 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,889, and the median income for a family was $46,650. Males had a median income of $38,031 versus $22,543 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,109. About 6.5% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.
The township is served by three separate public school districts. The majority of the township is served by Hillsdale Community Schools. The southwest portion of the township is served by Reading Community Schools, while a very small southeast portion is served by Camden-Frontier Schools.[4]