| Official Name: | Homestead Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Homestead 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: | Benzie |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Shannon Purchase |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1864 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 78.4 |
| Area Land Km2: | 78.2 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2329 |
| Population Density Km2: | 30.1 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 194 |
| Elevation Ft: | 636 |
| Coordinates: | 44.6569°N -85.9872°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49617, 49640 |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-39000[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626487 |
Homestead Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,329 at the 2020 census. The township is situated in the center of the county. The village of Honor is located within the township on U.S. Highway 31.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 78.4km2, of which 78.2sqkm is land and 0.3sqkm, or 0.33%, is water.[2]
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,078 people, 790 households, and 594 families residing in the township. The population density was 68.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 985 housing units at an average density of 32.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 94.47% White, 0.24% African American, 2.79% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.63% from other races, and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.40% of the population.
There were 790 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,833, and the median income for a family was $39,107. Males had a median income of $27,321 versus $20,657 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,387. About 6.1% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.