| Official Name: | Au Train Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Au Train Township |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Alger |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Michelle Doucette |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Mary Johnson |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 158.04 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 141.27 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 16.77 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1019 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 8.06 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 297 |
| Elevation Ft: | 974 |
| Coordinates: | 46.3531°N -86.7519°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49806 (Au Train) 49816 (Chatham) 49862 (Munising) 49895 (Wetmore) |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-04460[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1625869 |
Au Train Township is a civil township of Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,019.[2]
Forest Lake village was founded by the Cleveland Cliffs Company in 1890 and first called "Dixon". At Coalwood, a post office opened on September 21, 1906. On July 15, 1910, the Coalwood Post Office closed. The Dixon post office was established in May 1915 and was renamed to and possibly moved to Forest Lake in November 1921. The Forest Lake Post Office was discontinued in 1984.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 409.3km2, of which 365.9km2 is land and 43.5km2, or 10.62%, is water.[3]
There are no incorporated villages in the township. The city of Munising is adjacent, at the northeast corner. There are some unincorporated communities and historic locales in the township:
In 2000, there were 1,172 people, 494 households, and 348 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 991 housing units at an average density of 7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 92.24% White, 4.69% Native American, 0.17% from other races, and 2.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latinos of any race were 0.94% of the population. Culturally, 16.0% were of German, 12.4% French, 10.7% English, 10.2% Finnish, 8.3% United States or American, 7.0% Swedish, 6.0% Polish and 5.1% French Canadian ancestry. By 2020, the township had a population of 1,019.
In 2000, there were 494 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the township the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the township was $40,331, and the median income for a family was $42,857. Males had a median income of $36,563 versus $24,844 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,751. About 8.1% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over. In 2021, the median income for a household in the township was $59,688.