| Official Name: | Ganges Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan |
| Pushpin Label: | Ganges Township |
| 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: | Allegan |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 84.7 |
| Area Land Km2: | 83.0 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2574 |
| Population Density Km2: | 30.5 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 213 |
| Elevation Ft: | 699 |
| Coordinates: | 42.5422°N -86.1989°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-31360[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626332 |
Ganges Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,574 at the 2020 census.[2]
There are no incorporated villages within the township, but several unincorporated communities:
Ganges Township was established in 1847. Esther was the name of a post office here from 1894 until 1901.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 84.7km2, of which 83km2 is land and 1.7km2, or 1.95%, is water.[7]
At the 2000 census, there were 2,524 people, 982 households and 676 families residing in the township. The population density was 77.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,384 housing units at an average density of 42.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 93.38% White, 0.48% African American, 0.75% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 4.12% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.93% of the population.
There were 982 households, of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.99.
24.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.
The median household income was $47,143 and the median family income was $52,333. Males had a median income of $38,235 and females $24,917. The per capita income was $22,753. About 4.7% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.