| Official Name: | Fife Lake Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Fife Lake Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Grand Traverse |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Lisa Leedy |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1872 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 93.1 |
| Area Land Km2: | 89.1 |
| Area Water Km2: | 4.0 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.9 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.4 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1526 |
| Population Density Km2: | 16.4 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 42.5 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 327 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1073 |
| Coordinates: | 44.5533°N -85.3864°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49633 (Fife Lake) 49649 (Kingsley) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-28020[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626281 |
Fife Lake Township is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,526, a slight increase from 1,517 at the 2000 census. The village of Fife Lake is located within the township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36sqmi, of which 34.4sqmi is land and 1.6sqmi (4.34%) is water.
Fife Lake Township forms the southeastern corner of Grand Traverse County. It shares boundaries with Kalkaska County, to the east, Missaukee County, to the southeast, and Wexford County, to the south.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,517 people, 562 households, and 397 families residing in the township. The population density was 44.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 779 housing units at an average density of 22.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 90.44% White, 4.88% African American, 1.71% Native American, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 2.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.
There were 562 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the township the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 118.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,667, and the median income for a family was $42,813. Males had a median income of $28,977 versus $21,736 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,739. About 6.5% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.