| Official Name: | Manistique Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Manistique 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: | Schoolcraft |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Allen Hutchinson |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Joanne Fagan |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 153.69 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 149.34 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 4.35 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1045 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 7.3 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 204 |
| Elevation Ft: | 669 |
| Coordinates: | 46.0619°N -86.1786°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49854 (Manistique) |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-50780[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626669 |
Manistique Township is a civil township of Schoolcraft County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,045 in 2020.[2] The township is adjacent to the city of Manistique, but the two are administered autonomously.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 153.69sqmi, of which 149.34sqmi is land and 4.35sqmi (2.83%) is water.
According to the census of 2000, there were 1,053 people, 411 households, and 309 families residing in the township. The population density was 7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 606 housing units at an average density of 4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 83.00% White, 0.09% African American, 11.59% Native American, 1.04% from other races, and 4.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latinos of any race were 0.57% of the population. By the publication of the 2020 census, its population was 1,045.
In 2000, there were 411 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 20.0% 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 2.56 and the average family size was 2.91. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.7 males.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the township was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $46,667. Males had a median income of $43,000 versus $23,472 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,127. About 9.6% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over. In 2020, its median household income was $49,583.[3]