| Official Name: | North Star Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | North Star Township |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 275 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gratiot |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | John Hardman |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Heidi Drowley |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1857 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 34.16 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.10 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.06 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 895 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 219 |
| Elevation Ft: | 719 |
| Coordinates: | 43.2483°N -84.5408°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 48847 (Ithaca) 48862 (North Star) |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-58880[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626816 |
North Star Township is a civil township of Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 895 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.16sqmi, of which 34.1sqmi is land and 0.06sqmi (0.18%) is water.[4]
U.S. Route 127 runs south–north near the center of the township to the city of Ithaca.
As of the census of 2000, there were 996 people, 369 households, and 290 families residing in the township. The population density was 28.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 395 housing units at an average density of 11.4 per square mile (4.4/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.69% White, 0.20% Native American, 0.60% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.
There were 369 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $25,208 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,246. About 7.1% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.