| Official Name: | Bentley Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Bentley 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: | Gladwin |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Bradley Neumeyer |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Kristie Resmer |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1948 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 92.72 |
| Area Land Km2: | 92.46 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.26 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.80 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.70 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 829 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 223 |
| Elevation Ft: | 732 |
| Coordinates: | 43.8625°N -84.1964°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48613 (Bentley) 48628 (Hope) 48652 (Rhodes) |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-07360[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1625915 |
Bentley Township is a civil township of Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 829.[2]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8sqmi, of which 35.7sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (0.36%) is water.[6]
As of the census of 2000, there were 859 people, 327 households, and 255 families residing in the township. The population density was 24.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 361 housing units at an average density of 10.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.14% White, 0.47% Native American, 0.12% Pacific Islander, and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population.
There were 327 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 18.0% 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 2.60 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $37,125, and the median income for a family was $40,179. Males had a median income of $35,972 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,074. About 13.0% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.1% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.