| Official Name: | Boyne Valley Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Boyne Valley Township |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| 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: | Charlevoix |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1873 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 91.82 |
| Area Land Km2: | 90.08 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.74 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.45 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.78 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.67 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1425 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 217 |
| Elevation Ft: | 712 |
| Coordinates: | 45.1642°N -84.9161°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49712 (Boyne City) 49713 (Boyne Falls) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-09860[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1625966 |
Boyne Valley Township is a civil township of Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,425 at the 2020 census.[3]
The township was established in 1873 and contains the village of Boyne Falls and Boyne Mountain Resort.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Boyne Valley Township has a total area of 35.45sqmi, of which 34.78sqmi is land and 0.67sqmi (1.89%) is water.[7]
The Boyne River flows through the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,215 people, 495 households, and 335 families residing in the township. The population density was 34.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 653 housing units at an average density of 18.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.78% White, 1.56% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.
There were 495 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,167, and the median income for a family was $45,750. Males had a median income of $35,870 versus $21,944 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,805. About 3.8% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.
Boyne Valley Township is served by two separate school districts. The majority of the township is served by Boyne Falls Public School District, which has its main campus within the township. Small portions of the western edge of the township are served by Boyne City Public Schools to the northwest in Boyne City.[8]
