| Official Name: | Sciota Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Sciota 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: | Shiawassee |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Phillip Matthews |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Jamie Parker-Wing |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1842 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 26.81 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 25.13 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.68 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1688 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 263 |
| Elevation Ft: | 863 |
| Coordinates: | 42.9064°N -84.3236°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48848 (Laingsburg) 48866 (Ovid) |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-71960[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627051 |
Sciota Township is a civil township of Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population as of the last census is 1,688 in the 2020 census. The township mostly surrounds the city of Laingsburg, but the two are administered autonomously.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 26.81sqmi, of which 25.13sqmi is land and 1.68sqmi (6.27%) is water.[2]
The Looking Glass River flows through the southern portion of the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,801 people, 625 households, and 513 families residing in the township. The population density was 67.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 633 housing units at an average density of 23.7 per square mile (9.2/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.06% White, 0.56% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 1.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.22% of the population.
There were 625 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.8% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $55,375, and the median income for a family was $56,563. Males had a median income of $40,268 versus $27,847 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,502. About 6.0% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.