| Official Name: | Rich Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Rich 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: | Lapeer |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 91.5 |
| Area Land Km2: | 91.3 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.3 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.3 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.2 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.1 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1500 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 237 |
| Elevation Ft: | 778 |
| Coordinates: | 43.2792°N -83.2967°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 48744 (Mayville), 48760 (Silverwood), 48435 (Fostoria), 48461 (North Branch) |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-68160[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626967 |
| Website: | https://www.richtownshipmi.com/ |
Rich Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,500 at the 2020 Census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.3sqmi, of which 35.2sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (0.28%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,412 people, 489 households, and 397 families residing in the township. The population density was 40.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 514 housing units at an average density of 14.6 per square mile (5.6/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.80% White, 0.14% African American, 0.85% Native American, 0.07% Asian, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.
There were 489 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.1% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the township the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $47,212, and the median income for a family was $49,375. Males had a median income of $39,732 versus $22,102 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,968. About 1.8% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.