| Official Name: | Cohoctah Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Cohoctah Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Michigan##Location in the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Livingston |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Mark Fosdick |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Barb Fear |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1833 |
| Established Title1: | Organized |
| Established Date1: | 1838 (Tuscola Township) 1857 (Bristol Township) 1867 (Cohoctah Township) |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 99.4 |
| Area Land Km2: | 98.2 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.2 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3246 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 270 |
| Elevation Ft: | 886 |
| Coordinates: | 42.7328°N -83.9764°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 48418 (Byron) 48816 (Cohoctah) 48836 (Fowlerville) 48855 (Howell) |
| Area Code: | 517 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-16920[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1623162 |
Cohoctah Township is a civil township of Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,246 at the 2020 census.[2] It is located in the northwest quadrant of the county, bordered by Conway Township to the west, Deerfield Township to the east, and Howell Township to the south. To the north is Shiawassee County.
Cohoctah Township was first organized in 1838 with the name of Tuscola Township. It was renamed Bristol Township in 1857 and given its current name in 1867. Boutell Cemetery and Sanford Cemetery are located in the township.[3]
Farming is the primary use of land, with only three small towns serving as population centers:
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 99.4km2, of which 98.2km2 are land and 11.7km2, or 1.18%, are water.[5] The township is drained to the north by the South Branch of the Shiawassee River, running near the eastern border of the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,394 people, 1,124 households, and 938 families residing in the township. The population density was 89.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,206 housing units at an average density of 31.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.91% White, 0.06% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.
There were 1,124 households, out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.3% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.5% were non-families. 13.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the township the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $57,500, and the median income for a family was $63,182. Males had a median income of $51,028 versus $27,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,582. About 1.9% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.