| Official Name: | Wheatland Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Label: | Wheatland 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: | Hillsdale |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Dave Stone |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Dawn Johnson |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1835 |
| Area Total Km2: | 92.41 |
| Area Land Km2: | 92.33 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.08 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.68 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.65 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1224 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 34.3 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 332 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1089 |
| Coordinates: | 41.9411°N -84.4047°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49220 (Addison) 49242 (Hillsdale) 49247 (Hudson) 49249 (Jerome) 49262 (North Adams) 49266 (Osseo) 49271 (Pittsford) |
| Area Code: | 517 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-86540[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627255 |
Wheatland Township is a civil township of Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,224 at the 2020 census.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.68sqmi, of which 35.65sqmi is land and 0.03sqmi (0.08%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,258 people, 457 households, and 361 families residing in the township. The population density was 35.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 497 housing units at an average density of 13.9 per square mile (5.4/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.93% White, 0.56% Native American, 0.16% Asian, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.
There were 457 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the township the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $46,875. Males had a median income of $39,271 versus $22,188 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,026. About 3.6% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.
The township is served by four separate public school districts. The southwestern portion of the township is served by Pittsford Area Schools, while the northwestern portion is served by North Adams-Jerome Schools. The northeast portion of the township is served by Addison Community Schools, while the southeastern portion is served by Hudson Area Schools—both to the east in Lenawee County.[3]