| Official Name: | St. Joseph Charter Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Charter township |
| Motto: | "A Full Service Community" |
| Seal Type: | logo |
| Seal Size: | 200px |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Label: | St. Joseph 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: | Berrien |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Established Title: | Organized |
| Established Date: | 1832 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 18.0 |
| Area Land Km2: | 17.2 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.8 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 9993 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 198 |
| Elevation Ft: | 650 |
| Coordinates: | 42.0706°N -86.4783°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49022, 49085 |
| Area Code: | 269 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-70980[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627032 |
St. Joseph Charter Township is a charter township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,993 at the 2020 census.[2] The township is on the shores of Lake Michigan in the west central portion of the county, south of and adjacent to the city of St. Joseph.
The village of Shoreham, on Lake Michigan south of the city of St. Joseph, is the only incorporated community within the boundaries of the township. Both the village and township are bedroom communities for the city of St. Joseph.
Fair Plain is an unincorporated census-designated place that includes the portion of the township lying north of the St. Joseph River.
The township was one of the original divisions of Berrien County, and was organized in 1832.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18km2, of which 17.2km2 is land and 0.8km2, or 4.56%, is water.[3]
The St. Joseph River flows through the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,042 people, 4,094 households, and 2,947 families residing in the township. The population density was 1507.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 4,271 housing units at an average density of 641sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 85.21% White, 11.47% African American, 0.32% Native American, 1.72% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.
There were 4,094 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the township the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $54,158, and the median income for a family was $60,743. Males had a median income of $49,410 versus $31,375 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,095. About 2.2% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.