| Official Name: | Burnside Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Burnside 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: | Lapeer |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 140.1 |
| Area Land Km2: | 140.1 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 54.1 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 54.1 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1904 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 255 |
| Elevation Ft: | 837 |
| Coordinates: | 43.2206°N -83.0606°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 48416 (Brown City), 48444 (Imlay City), 48453 (Marlette), 48461 (North Branch) |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-11900[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626006 |
Burnside Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,904 at the 2020 Census.[2]
Burnside Township was first organized under the name of Allison Township in 1855. It was renamed to Burnside in 1866.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 54.1sqmi, of which 54.1sqmi is land and 0.02% is water.
The township comprises all of survey township 9N R12E and the southern three tiers of sections of survey township 10N R12E.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,920 people, 645 households, and 532 families residing in the township. The population density was 35.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 695 housing units at an average density of 12.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.76% White, 0.05% African American, 0.42% Asian, 0.78% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.45% of the population.
There were 645 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.4% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the township the population was spread out, with 30.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $43,913, and the median income for a family was $47,308. Males had a median income of $39,375 versus $21,774 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,212. About 6.7% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.