| Official Name: | Clam Lake Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Clam Lake Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wexford |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Steven Kitler |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Amy Peterson |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1877 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 30.85 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 30.71 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.14 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2325 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 440 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1444 |
| Coordinates: | 44.2042°N -85.4078°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49601 (Cadillac) 49688 (Tustin) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-15860[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626083 |
Clam Lake Township is a civil township of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,325 at the 2020 census.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.85sqmi, of which 30.71sqmi is land and 0.14sqmi (0.45%) is water.[2]
The township lies south of the city of Cadillac.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,238 people, 821 households, and 637 families residing in the township. The population density was 72.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 929 housing units at an average density of 30.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.88% White, 0.13% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.09% Asian, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.
There were 821 households, out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.3% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the township the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $47,102, and the median income for a family was $53,438. Males had a median income of $34,714 versus $22,217 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,062. About 1.3% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.
Clam Lake Township is served by two separate public school districts. The vast majority of the township is served by Cadillac Area Public Schools to the north in the city of Cadillac. A smaller portion of the southwest corner of the township is served by Pine River Area Schools to the south in the village of LeRoy in Osceola County.[3]