| Official Name: | Long Rapids Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Long Rapids 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: | Alpena |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Todd Precord |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | M. Susan Thomson |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1873 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 54.67 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 54.19 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.48 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 977 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 216 |
| Elevation Ft: | 709 |
| Coordinates: | 45.1342°N -83.7094°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49744 (Herron) 49753 (Lachine) 49776 (Posen) |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-49360[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626641 |
Long Rapids Township is a civil township of Alpena County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 977 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 54.67sqmi, of which 54.19sqmi is land and 0.48sqmi (0.88%) is water.[7]
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,019 people, 404 households, and 300 families residing in the township. The population density was 18.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 560 housing units at an average density of 10.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 99.31% White, 0.10% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.
There were 404 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,083, and the median income for a family was $41,818. Males had a median income of $35,179 versus $20,694 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,829. About 2.9% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.