| Official Name: | Park Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | St. Joseph |
| Established Title: | Organized |
| Established Date: | 1838 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 92.7 |
| Area Land Km2: | 90.9 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.7 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.8 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.1 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2397 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 255 |
| Elevation Ft: | 837 |
| Coordinates: | 42.0228°N -85.5803°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-62480[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626883 |
Park Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,397 at the 2020 census.[2]
The township was originally part of Flowerfield Township and was set off as a separate township in 1838.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.7 km), of which 35.1 square miles (90.9 km) is land and 0.7 square mile (1.7 km) (1.87%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,699 people, 996 households, and 769 families residing in the township. The population density was 76.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,131 housing units at an average density of 32.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 94.00% White, 2.37% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.67% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.19% of the population.
There were 996 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $48,173, and the median income for a family was $51,425. Males had a median income of $39,632 versus $26,806 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,045. About 5.0% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.