| Official Name: | Bark River Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Bark River Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Delta |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Greg Johnson |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 118.2 |
| Area Land Km2: | 118.1 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.1 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 45.6 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 45.6 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.1 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1595 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 216 |
| Elevation Ft: | 709 |
| Coordinates: | 45.7256°N -87.2969°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49807 |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-05420[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1625883 |
Bark River Township is a civil township of Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,595,[2] slightly up from 1,578 at the 2010 census. The township takes its name from the Bark River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 45.6sqmi, of which 45.6sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (0.13%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,650 people, 612 households, and 479 families residing in the township. The population density was 36.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 680 housing units at an average density of 14.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 95.09% White, 0.12% African American, 2.67% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 1.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.18% of the population.
There were 612 households, out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $41,477, and the median income for a family was $45,221. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $23,188 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,649. About 3.7% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.
It is in the Bark River-Harris School District.[3]
Indian Trails provides daily intercity bus service via Bark River between St. Ignace and Ironwood, Michigan.[4]