| Official Name: | Kearney Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Label: | Kearney 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: | Ed Niepoth |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Michelle D. Valuet |
| Leader Title2: | Treasurer |
| Leader Name2: | Joyce Hagood |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 91.3 |
| Area Land Km2: | 88.7 |
| Area Water Km2: | 2.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1780 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 213 |
| Elevation Ft: | 699 |
| Coordinates: | 44.9758°N -85.1739°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49615 (Bellaire) 49622 (Central Lake) 49727 (East Jordan) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-42400[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626553 |
Kearney Township is a civil township of Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,780 at the 2020 census.[2] A portion of the village of Bellaire is located within the township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 91.3km2, of which 88.7km2 is land and 2.6km2, or 2.87%, is water.[3]
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,764 people, 661 households, and 464 families residing in the township. The population density was 51.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 932 housing units at an average density of 27.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.17% White, 0.28% African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population.
There were 661 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,058, and the median income for a family was $45,677. Males had a median income of $35,391 versus $21,739 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,106. About 5.8% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.