| Official Name: | Meade Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Meade Township |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mason |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Lois Krepps |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Susan Hasenbank |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1910 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 37.50 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 37.41 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.09 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 179 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 4.78 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 214 |
| Elevation Ft: | 702 |
| Coordinates: | 44.1414°N -86.0944°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 49411 (Free Soil) 49644 (Irons) 49660 (Manistee) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-105-52640[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626715 |
Meade Township is a civil township of Mason County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 179 at the 2020 census.[2]
Meade Township was established in 1910.[4] It was named for George Meade, a Union Army general.[5]
Meade Township is in the northeast corner of Mason County, bordered to the north by Manistee County and to the east by Lake County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.5sqmi, of which 37.41sqmi are land and 0.09sqmi, or 0.23%, are water.[1] The Big Sable River flows northwesterly across the southwest part of the township, and the Little Manistee River crosses the northeast corner of the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 287 people, 70 households, and 52 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 228 housing units at an average density of 6.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 71.08% White, 22.30% African American, 2.09% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.35% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 2.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.44% of the population.
There were 70 households, out of which 17.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.54.
In the township the population was spread out, with 8.0% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 45.3% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 298.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 319.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $50,536, and the median income for a family was $54,250. Males had a median income of $26,000 versus $26,875 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,334. About 2.1% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 20.0% of those 65 or over.