| Official Name: | Detroit Township, Minnesota |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Minnesota |
| Pushpin Label: | Detroit Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Becker |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 73.0 |
| Area Land Km2: | 61.1 |
| Area Water Km2: | 11.9 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 2033 |
| Population Density Km2: | 33.3 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 417 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1368 |
| Coordinates: | 46.8425°N -95.86°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 27-15814[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0663972[2] |
Detroit Township is a township in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,033 as of the 2010 census.[3]
Detroit Township was organized in 1871.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 73km2, of which 61.1km2 is land and 11.9km2, or 16.33%, is water.[3]
The north half of the city of Detroit Lakes is within this township geographically but Detroit Lakes is a separate entity.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,359 people, 899 households, and 692 families residing in the township. The population density was 91sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,186 housing units at an average density of 45.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 92.92% White, 0.08% African American, 3.69% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.34% from other races, and 2.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.
There were 899 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $42,644, and the median income for a family was $50,326. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $21,364 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,529. About 3.7% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.