| Official Name: | Boardman Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Boardman 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: | Kalkaska |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Gerald Gaultier |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Tonya Hart |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.23 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.05 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.18 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1479 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 42.4 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 308 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1010 |
| Coordinates: | 44.6456°N -85.2781°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49633 (Fife Lake) 49680 (South Boardman) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-09440[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1625958 |
Boardman Township is a civil township of Kalkaska County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,479.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.23sqmi, of which 36.05sqmi is land and 0.18sqmi (0.50%) is water.[4]
US Highway 131 runs diagonally northeast–southwest through the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,373 people, 484 households, and 378 families residing in the township. The population density was 38.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 630 housing units at an average density of 17.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.74% White, 0.15% African American, 1.02% Native American, 0.22% Asian, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.
There were 484 households, out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the township the population was spread out, with 30.4% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,850, and the median income for a family was $37,115. Males had a median income of $30,438 versus $19,118 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,123. About 9.3% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.