| Official Name: | Chapin Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Chapin Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Saginaw |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Robb Maynard |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Frank Gross |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1867 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 63.9 |
| Area Land Km2: | 63.9 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 24.7 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 24.7 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 928 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 198 |
| Elevation Ft: | 650 |
| Coordinates: | 43.165°N -84.3156°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48614 (Brant) 48807 (Bannister) 48841 (Henderson) |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-14660[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626058 |
Chapin Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 928 at the 2020 Census.[2]
Chapin Township was established in 1867.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.7sqmi, all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,045 people, 378 households, and 291 families residing in the township. The population density was 42.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 410 housing units at an average density of 16.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.32% White, 0.10% African American, 0.77% Native American, 0.48% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.82% of the population.
There were 378 households, out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the township the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,375, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $22,438 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,599. About 9.3% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.