| Official Name: | Butman Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Butman 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: | Danny Gonzales |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Alayna Alexander |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1883 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 92.31 |
| Area Land Km2: | 90.65 |
| Area Water Km2: | 4.25 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.64 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.64 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2086 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 256 |
| Elevation Ft: | 840 |
| Coordinates: | 44.1194°N -84.4464°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48624 (Gladwin) |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-12180[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626014 |
Butman Township is a civil township of Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 2,086.[2]
Butman Township was organized in 1883.[3] The township was named after Myron Butman, a businessman in the lumber industry.[4]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.64sqmi, of which 35sqmi is land and 1.64sqmi (4.60%) is water.[5]
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,947 people, 853 households, and 690 families residing in the township. The population density was 57.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,482 housing units at an average density of 43.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.36% White, 0.10% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
There were 853 households, out of which 17.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.9% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.51.
In the township the population was spread out, with 16.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 15.6% from 25 to 44, 37.5% from 45 to 64, and 25.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,510, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $41,042 versus $25,938 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,332. About 4.6% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.