| Official Name: | Elm River Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Elm River Township |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Houghton |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | John Reynolds |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 241.6 |
| Area Land Km2: | 236.6 |
| Area Water Km2: | 5.0 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 93.3 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 91.3 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.9 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 204 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 362 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1188 |
| Coordinates: | 46.8908°N -88.8553°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49916 (Chassell) 49965 (Toivola) |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-25660[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626234 |
Elm River Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 204 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.3sqmi, of which 91.3sqmi is land and 1.9sqmi (2.06%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 169 people, 70 households, and 56 families residing in the township. The population density was 1.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 319 housing units at an average density of 3.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 96.45% White, 0.59% Native American, 1.18% Pacific Islander, and 1.78% from two or more races. 41.4% were of Finnish, 21.4% Irish, 6.9% German, 6.2% English and 5.5% French ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 70 households, out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.63.
In the township the population was spread out, with 17.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 34.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $27,813, and the median income for a family was $30,313. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,024. About 18.2% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 18.8% of those 65 or over.