| Official Name: | Bear Creek Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Bear Creek 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: | Emmet |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Dennis Keiser |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Emma Kendziorski |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1897 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 45.69 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 39.57 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 6.12 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 6542 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 156.7 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 253 |
| Elevation Ft: | 830 |
| Coordinates: | 45.3719°N -84.9239°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49713 (Boyne Falls) 49722 (Conway) 49740 (Harbor Springs) 49770 (Petoskey) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-06380[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1625895 |
Bear Creek Township is a civil township of Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 6,542, making it the most populous municipality in Emmet County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 45.69sqmi, of which 39.57sqmi is land and 6.12sqmi (13.48%) is water. The city of Petoskey is northeast of the township, and the township has a coastline along Little Traverse Bay with which Petoskey State Park is located.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,269 people, 2,001 households, and 1,416 families residing in the township. The population density was 133sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,969 housing units at an average density of 75sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 96.32% White, 0.09% African American, 1.73% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.
There were 2,001 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the township the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $44,129, and the median income for a family was $52,262. Males had a median income of $36,483 versus $27,206 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,534. About 3.1% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.