| Official Name: | Hiawatha Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Hiawatha 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: | Schoolcraft |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Gilbert Baker |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Kelly Matchinski |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 290.87 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 277.43 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 13.44 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1305 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 4.7 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 222 |
| Elevation Ft: | 728 |
| Coordinates: | 46.2319°N -86.3256°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49854 (Manistique) 49862 (Munising) 49884 (Shingleton) 49895 (Wetmore) |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-37940[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626467 |
Hiawatha Township is a civil township of Schoolcraft County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,305 in 2020.[2] With a total land area of 277.43sqmi, Hiawatha Township is the third largest municipality in the state after McMillan Township and Marenisco Township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 290.87sqmi, of which 277.43sqmi is land and 13.44sqmi (4.62%) is water.
At the census of 2000, there were 1,328 people, 563 households, and 404 families residing in the township. The population density was 4.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 935 housing units at an average density of 3.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 93.98% White, 0.08% African American, 3.92% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 1.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latinos of any race were 0.30% of the population. By the 2020 census, its population declined to 1,305.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the township was $40,156, and the median income for a family was $46,406. Males had a median income of $40,294 versus $24,853 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,385. About 6.0% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over. The 2021 census estimates determined its median household income was $69,563.[3]