| Official Name: | Helena Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Label: | Helena Township |
| 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: | Antrim |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Rick Teague |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | David Peterson |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1865 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 59.7 |
| Area Land Km2: | 42.0 |
| Area Water Km2: | 17.8 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 937 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 212 |
| Elevation Ft: | 696 |
| Coordinates: | 44.8956°N -85.2619°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49612 (Alden) 49615 (Bellaire) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-37500[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626461 |
Helena Township is a civil township of Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 937 at the 2020 census.[2] Helena Township was organized in 1865 by a division of Milton Township. It was named for Helena M. Thayer.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 59.7km2, of which 42km2 is land and 17.8km2, or 29.74%, is water.[5]
As of the census of 2000, there were 878 people, 408 households, and 281 families residing in the township. The population density was 54sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 801 housing units at an average density of 49.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.15% White, 0.11% African American, 0.91% Native American, 0.46% Asian, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.34% of the population.
There were 408 households, out of which 19.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.57.
In the township the population was spread out, with 16.6% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 34.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,096, and the median income for a family was $49,732. Males had a median income of $33,542 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,948. About 3.0% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.