| Official Name: | Butterfield Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Butterfield Township |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Missaukee |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Mike Rockey |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Marilyn Myers |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.02 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.40 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.62 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 473 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 13.4 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 345 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1132 |
| Coordinates: | 44.2981°N -84.9206°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 49667 (Merritt) 49632 (Falmouth) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-113-12200[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626015 |
Butterfield Township is a civil township of Missaukee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 473.[2]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.02sqmi, of which 35.4sqmi are land and 0.62sqmi, or 1.72%, are water.[1]
The Muskegon River, a tributary of Lake Michigan, flows north to south across the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 548 people, 211 households, and 155 families residing in the township. The population density was 15.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 388 housing units at an average density of 10.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.63% White, 0.18% African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.18% Asian, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.18% of the population.
There were 211 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% 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 2.97.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $37,188, and the median income for a family was $40,357. Males had a median income of $27,375 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,993. About 7.1% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.