| Official Name: | Forsyth Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Forsyth Township |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Marquette |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Joseph Boogren |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Michelle Borrett |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 182.9 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 177.8 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 5.1 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 6194 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 33.9 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 354 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1161 |
| Coordinates: | 46.2894°N -87.4225°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 49841 (Gwinn) 49833 (Little Lake) 49866 (Negaunee) 49885 (Skandia) 49880 (Rock) |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-103-29720[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626299 |
Forsyth Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,194 at the 2020 census.[2]
The township was named for O. F. Forsyth, general agent for a mining firm in the area.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 182.85sqmi, of which 177.76sqmi is land and 5.09sqmi, or 2.78%, are water.[1]
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,824 people, 2,022 households, and 1,429 families residing in the township. The population density was 27.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 3,846 housing units at an average density of 22sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 95.17% White, 0.56% African American, 1.51% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.41% from other races, and 1.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population.
There were 2,022 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the township the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $34,944, and the median income for a family was $43,125. Males had a median income of $32,969 versus $20,665 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,550. About 10.6% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.4% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.