| Official Name: | Raber Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan |
| Pushpin Label: | Raber Township |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chippewa |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Paul Warner |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 370.6 |
| Area Land Km2: | 253.3 |
| Area Water Km2: | 117.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 632 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 183 |
| Elevation Ft: | 600 |
| Coordinates: | 46.0647°N -84.1547°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49710 (Barbeau) 49719 (Cedarville) 49725 (DeTour Village) 49736 (Goetzville) 49774 (Pickford) |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-66760[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626949 |
Raber Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 632 at the 2020 census.[2]
Raber Township is located in eastern Chippewa County and is bordered to the northeast by the St. Marys River, with St. Joseph Island in the Algoma District of Ontario, Canada, on the far side. The southern boundary and part of the western boundary of the township follows the Mackinac County line, with the southern boundary very close to the northern shore of Lake Huron. Lake Superior State Forest occupies large areas in the northern and southern parts of the township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 370.6km2, of which 253.3km2 is land and 117.3km2, or 31.64%, is water.[3]
DeTour Village is to the southeast, while the DeTour Village 49725 ZIP Code serves the southeast corner of Raber Township.[4] Pickford is to the northwest, while the Pickford 49774 ZIP Code serves the northwest corner of Raber Township.[5]
As of the census of 2000, there were 670 people, 310 households, and 208 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.8 per square mile (2.6/km). There were 602 housing units at an average density of 6.1 per square mile (2.4/km). The racial makeup of the township was 91.64% White, 0.60% African American, 4.33% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 3.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.64% of the population.
There were 310 households, out of which 19.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.63.
In the township the population was spread out, with 16.3% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $27,589, and the median income for a family was $36,964. Males had a median income of $30,469 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,956. About 8.5% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.