| Official Name: | Frederic Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Frederic Township |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| 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: | Crawford |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Brandon Gabriel |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Amanda Siwecki |
| Established Date: | November 20, 2020 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 72.02 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 71.40 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1161 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 409 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1342 |
| Coordinates: | 44.7661°N -84.7717°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49733 (Frederic) 49735 (Gaylord) 49738 (Grayling) |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-30480[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626311 |
Frederic Township is a civil township of Crawford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,161 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 72.02sqmi, of which 71.4sqmi is land and 0.62sqmi (0.86%) is water.[3]
Frederic Township is in the northern part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and occupies the northwest corner of Crawford County, bordered by Otsego County to the north and Kalkaska County to the west. The Au Sable River flows southwards through the eastern part of the township, towards Grayling, while the Manistee River flows southwards through the western part of the township, then veers towards the southwest.
Hartwick Pines State Park and the Huron portion of the Huron-Manistee National Forests are nearby.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,401 people, 555 households, and 397 families residing in the township. The population density was 19.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,092 housing units at an average density of 15.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.14% White, 0.14% African American, 1.14% Native American, 0.07% Asian, and 1.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21% of the population.
There were 555 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $31,923, and the median income for a family was $35,250. Males had a median income of $31,058 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,273. About 9.8% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.