| Official Name: | Maple Valley Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Maple Valley Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Montcalm |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.1 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.3 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.8 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1908 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 54.0 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 279 |
| Elevation Ft: | 915 |
| Coordinates: | 43.3306°N -85.3931°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 49322 (Coral) 49347 (Trufant) 49329 (Howard City) 49339 (Pierson) 49343 (Sand Lake) |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-117-51340[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626680 |
Maple Valley Township is a civil township of Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,908 at the 2020 census.[2]
The township is in western Montcalm County and is bordered to the south by Kent County. The center of the township is 8miles southeast of Howard City, west of Stanton, the county seat, and northwest of Greenville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of, of which are land and 0.8sqmi, or 2.17%, are water.[1] There are at least 12 named lakes in the township, the largest of which are Cowden Lake in the northeast and Muskellunge Lake in the southeast, next to the community of Trufant. The northern part of the township drains toward Tamarack Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Little Muskegon River, while the remainder is part of the watershed of the Flat River, a south-flowing tributary of the Grand River.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,083 people, 755 households, and 567 families residing in the township. The population density was 58.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 910 housing units at an average density of 25.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.70% White, 0.19% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.
There were 755 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the township the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,583, and the median income for a family was $40,433. Males had a median income of $32,738 versus $24,236 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,163. About 5.1% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.