| Official Name: | Riverton Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Riverton 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: | Gary Dittmer |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Cindy Gerbers |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1868 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.67 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.22 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.45 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1232 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 35.0 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 222 |
| Elevation Ft: | 728 |
| Coordinates: | 43.8692°N -86.3283°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 49431 (Ludington) 49449 (Pentwater) 49454 (Scottville) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-105-68860[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626985 |
Riverton Township is a civil township of Mason County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,232 at the 2020 census.[2]
Riverton Township was organized in 1868.[4] The township was named from the fact that the Pere Marquette River forms its northern border.[5]
The township is in southwestern Mason County. It is bordered to the south by Oceana County and to the north by the Pere Marquette River. The city of Scottville borders the township to the northeast, and the city of Ludington, the county seat, is 8miles to the northwest.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.67sqmi, of which 35.22sqmi are land and 0.45sqmi, or 1.26%, are water.[1]
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,335 people, 442 households, and 353 families residing in the township. The population density was 37.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 550 housing units at an average density of 15.6 per square mile (6.0/km). The racial makeup of the township was 96.55% White, 0.07% African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 2.25% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.22% of the population.
There were 442 households, out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.36.
In the township the population was spread out, with 31.1% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,482, and the median income for a family was $41,528. Males had a median income of $32,188 versus $24,306 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,566. About 10.6% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.