| Official Name: | Grant Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Label: | Grant Township |
| 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: | Clare |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Dan Dysinger |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Tammy Teall |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1896 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 33.25 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 32.76 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.49 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 3360 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 102.6 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 282 |
| Elevation Ft: | 925 |
| Coordinates: | 43.8653°N -84.7978°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48617 (Clare) 48622 (Farwell) |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-34220[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626377 |
Grant Township is a civil township of Clare County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,360 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.25sqmi, of which 32.76sqmi is land 0.49sqmi (1.47%) is water.[5]
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,034 people, 1,151 households, and 874 families residing in the township. The population density was 91.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,367 housing units at an average density of 41.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.33% White, 0.13% African American, 0.59% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.
There were 1,151 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,245, and the median income for a family was $41,607. Males had a median income of $31,193 versus $21,400 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,597. About 8.3% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
The township is served by two separate public school districts. Most of the township is served by Clare Public Schools. The western portion of the township is served by Farwell Area Schools to the west in the village of Farwell.[6]