| Official Name: | Maple Ridge Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Maple Ridge 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: | John Male |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Judy Hall |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 53.82 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 51.62 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 2.20 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1559 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 217 |
| Elevation Ft: | 712 |
| Coordinates: | 45.1208°N -83.5697°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49707 (Alpena) 49776 (Posen) |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-51220[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626677 |
Maple Ridge Township is a civil township of Alpena County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,559 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 53.82sqmi, of which 51.62sqmi is land and 2.2sqmi (4.09%) is water.[4]
At the 2000 census, there were 1,715 people, 640 households and 490 families residing in the township. The population density was 33sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 814 housing units at an average density of 15.7 per square mile (6.1/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.30% White, 0.06% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.06% Asian, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.
There were 640 households, of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 19.4% 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 2.68 and the average family size was 3.07.
27.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.0 males.
The median household income was $35,871 and the median family income was $38,490. Males had a median income of $33,482 and females $20,192. The per capita income $16,024. About 10.0% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.