| Official Name: | Beaver Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Bay 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: | Bay |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Steve Gray |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Mary McCarry |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1867 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 91.59 |
| Area Land Km2: | 91.53 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2723 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 186 |
| Elevation Ft: | 610 |
| Coordinates: | 43.6992°N -84.0975°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48611 (Auburn) 48631 (Kawkawlin) 48634 (Linwood) 48642 (Midland) |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-06540[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1625900 |
Beaver Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 2,723 as of the 2020 census.[2] It is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The township has five unincorporated communities located within its borders:
Beaver Township was organized March 13, 1867. Levi Willard, Josiah L. Wellington, and Oscar H. Kellogg were appointed to oversee the first township meeting to be held on the first Monday in April of that year.[10] In 1873, Deep River Township was set off from Beaver Township.[11] A post office name Willard was opened on February 26, 1885.[12] On November 30, 1892, the Duel community received its post office.[13] On April 20, 1894, the Loehne community had its post office open.[14] On Dec 31, 1907, the Willard Post Office was closed down.[12] The Loehne post office closed on July 30, 1904.[14] On Mar 31, 1908, the Duel post office was closed.[13]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 91.6km2, of which 0.05sqkm, or 0.06%, is water.[15]
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,806 people, 968 households, and 787 families residing in the township. The population density was 79.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 998 housing units at an average density of 28.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.82% White, 0.14% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.46% of the population.
There were 968 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.0% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 15.1% 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 2.86 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $51,546, and the median income for a family was $55,972. Males had a median income of $41,420 versus $27,303 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,654. About 2.6% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.