| Official Name: | Pavilion Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Label: | Pavilion Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kalamazoo |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 94.2 |
| Area Land Km2: | 90.7 |
| Area Water Km2: | 3.5 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 6387 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 260 |
| Elevation Ft: | 853 |
| Coordinates: | 42.1961°N -85.4772°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-62960[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626885 |
Pavilion Township is a civil township of Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,387 at the 2020 census,[2] up from 6,222 at the 2010 census.[3]
The township is in central Kalamazoo County and is bordered to the west by the city of Portage. The city of Kalamazoo touches the northwest corner of the township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 94.2km2, of which 90.7km2 are land and 3.5km2, or 3.74%, are water.[3] Several lakes occupy the township, the largest of which are Long Lake on the western border and Indian Lake on the southern border.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,829 people, 2,114 households, and 1,644 families residing in the township. The population density was 167.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,253 housing units at an average density of 64.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 95.61% White, 1.13% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.08% of the population.
There were 2,114 households, out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.2% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% 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 3.08.
In the township the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $46,675, and the median income for a family was $52,135. Males had a median income of $39,773 versus $28,340 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,351. About 5.6% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.