| Official Name: | Clam Union Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Clam Union 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: | Brad VanHaitsma |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Steven Ebels |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.00 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.59 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.41 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 907 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 25.5 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 348 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1142 |
| Coordinates: | 44.2064°N -85.0317°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 49632 (Falmouth) 49657 (McBain) 49665 (Marion) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-113-15900[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626084 |
Clam Union Township is a civil township of Missaukee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 907 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36sqmi, of which 35.59sqmi are land and 0.41sqmi, or 1.15%, are water.[1]
The Clam River, a tributary of the Muskegon River, flows northwest to southeast across the township. The Clam River Dam is in the northwest corner of the township at Falmouth.
As of the census of 2000, there were 882 people, 311 households, and 238 families residing in the township. The population density was 24.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 473 housing units at an average density of 13.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.53% White, 0.23% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.68% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.
There were 311 households, out of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.29.
In the township the population was spread out, with 33.2% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,542, and the median income for a family was $36,793. Males had a median income of $30,078 versus $20,547 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,542. About 7.7% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.