| Official Name: | Saline Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Saline Township |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| 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: | Washtenaw |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | James Marion |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Kelly Marion |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1819 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 90.11 |
| Area Land Km2: | 89.85 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.26 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 34.79 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.69 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2277 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 259 |
| Elevation Ft: | 850 |
| Coordinates: | 42.1167°N -83.8167°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48176 (Saline) 49229 (Britton) 49236 (Clinton) |
| Area Code: | 734 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-71160[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627037 |
Saline Township is a civil township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,277 at the 2020 census.[2] The city of Saline borders the township on the northeast, and the two are administered autonomously.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.79sqmi, of which 34.69sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (0.29%) is water.[3]
As of the 2010 census Saline Township had a population of 1,896. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population was 93.9% white, 2.1% black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.7% from some other race and 2.3% from two or more races. 2.5% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.[4]
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,302 people, 460 households, and 372 families residing in the township. The population density was 37.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 473 housing units at an average density of 13.6 per square mile (5.2/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.70% White, 0.69% African American, 0.69% Asian, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population.
There were 460 households, out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.8% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 14.6% 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 2.82 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the township 25.7% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $77,024, and the median income for a family was $84,129. Males had a median income of $48,235 versus $37,212 for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,630. About 2.4% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
Saline Township is served by three public school districts. The vast majority of the township is served by Saline Area Schools. A very small portion of the southwest corner is served by Clinton Community Schools to the southwest in Lenawee County. Milan Area Schools serves a very small area of the southeast corner of the township.[5]