| Official Name: | Emerson Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gratiot |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 91.2 |
| Area Land Km2: | 91.2 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.2 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.2 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 849 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 223 |
| Elevation Ft: | 732 |
| Coordinates: | 43.3436°N -84.5578°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-25880[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626238 |
Emerson Township is a civil township of Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 849 at the 2020 census.[2]
Emerson Township was formed in 1855.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.2sqmi, all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 966 people, 353 households, and 282 families residing in the township. The population density was 27.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 383 housing units at an average density of 10.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.00% White, 0.10% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 1.76% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.90% of the population.
There were 353 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.7% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% 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 3.05.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $45,054, and the median income for a family was $46,447. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $21,923 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,159. About 11.7% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.