| Official Name: | Bingham Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Bingham Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Leelanau |
| Established Title: | Organized |
| Established Date: | 1864 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 101.8 |
| Area Land Km2: | 61.1 |
| Area Water Km2: | 40.8 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 39.3 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 23.6 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 15.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2577 |
| Population Density Km2: | 39.7 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 102.8 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 221 |
| Elevation Ft: | 725 |
| Coordinates: | 44.9203°N -85.6664°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49653 (Lake Leelanau) 49682 (Suttons Bay) 49684 (Traverse City) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-08440[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1625939 |
| Named For: | Kinsley S. Bingham |
Bingham Township is a civil township of Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 2,577. The township is named for Kinsley S. Bingham, a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and Governor of Michigan.
Bingham Township was created in 1864 from part of Centerville Township.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 39.3 square miles (101.8 km2), of which 23.6 square miles (61.1 km2) is land and 15.8 square miles (40.8 km2) (40.06%) is water.
Bingham Township is on the shore of the West Arm of Grand Traverse Bay, a bay of Lake Michigan. Bingham Township is also bounded to the west by Lake Leelanau, effectively making Bingham Township an isthmus.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bingham has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Bingham was 99F on August 1, 2006, while the coldest temperature recorded was -14F on February 20, 2015.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,425 people, 944 households, and 731 families residing in the township. The population density was 102.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,200 housing units at an average density of 50.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 96.74% White, 0.08% African American, 1.61% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.58% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.73% of the population.
There were 944 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $52,813, and the median income for a family was $56,964. Males had a median income of $37,121 versus $25,991 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,936. About 3.5% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.