| Official Name: | Elba Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Elba 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: | Lapeer |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 88.1 |
| Area Land Km2: | 84.9 |
| Area Water Km2: | 3.1 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 34.0 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 32.8 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.2 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 5235 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 259 |
| Elevation Ft: | 850 |
| Coordinates: | 43.0203°N -83.4108°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 48446 (Lapeer), 48455 (Metamora) |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-25160[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626222 |
Elba Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,235 at the 2020 Census.[2]
Elba Township was established in 1838.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.0 square miles (88.1 km2), of which 32.8 square miles (84.9 km2) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) (3.56%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,462 people, 1,940 households, and 1,550 families residing in the township. The population density was 166.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,121 housing units at an average density of 64.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.25% White, 0.37% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.79% of the population. 9% of Elba was of Czech descent, 7% Slovak, and 3% Czechoslovakian, making Elba the largest Czech/Slovak community in Michigan by percentage of the population.[7]
There were 1,940 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $53,614, and the median income for a family was $56,231. Males had a median income of $48,897 versus $29,609 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,863. About 4.8% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.