| Official Name: | Charlevoix Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Charlevoix 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 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 31.29 |
| Area Land Km2: | 15.38 |
| Area Water Km2: | 15.90 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 12.08 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.94 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 6.14 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1763 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 188 |
| Elevation Ft: | 617 |
| Coordinates: | 45.3261°N -85.2506°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49711 (Bay Shore) 49720 (Charlevoix) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-14800[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626061 |
Charlevoix Township is a civil township of Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,763 at the 2020 census.[3]
The township surrounds the city of Charlevoix in two segments along Lake Michigan and Lake Charlevoix, but the township and city are administered autonomously.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.08sqmi, of which 5.94sqmi is land and 6.14sqmi (50.83%) is water.[5]
Charlevoix Township is located along the shore of Lake Michigan and Lake Charlevoix, and it occupies two segments of land surrounding the city of Charlevoix. The northern portion of Fisherman's Island State Park is within the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,697 people, 662 households, and 462 families residing in the township. The population density was 283.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 942 housing units at an average density of 157.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 96.05% White, 0.71% African American, 1.53% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.
There were 662 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $45,758, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $40,263 versus $22,969 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,835. About 3.3% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.
Charlevoix Township is served entirely by Charlevoix Public Schools in the city of Charlevoix.[6]