| Official Name: | South Branch Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | South Branch Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wexford |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Lori Goodrich |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Julie Ceislak |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 93.37 |
| Area Land Km2: | 93.32 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.05 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.03 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 348 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 360 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1181 |
| Coordinates: | 44.2133°N -85.7614°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49601 (Cadillac) 49638 (Harrietta) 49644 (Irons) 49689 (Wellston) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-74820[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627094 |
South Branch Township is a civil township of Wexford County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 348 at the 2020 census.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.05sqmi, of which 36.03sqmi is land and 0.02sqmi (0.06%) is water.
The Caberfae Peaks Ski & Golf Resort is located within South Branch Township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 330 people, 148 households, and 92 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.1 per square mile (3.5/km). There were 429 housing units at an average density of 11.9 per square mile (4.6/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.18% White, 0.30% from other races, and 1.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.52% of the population.
There were 148 households, out of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the township the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $31,667, and the median income for a family was $40,536. Males had a median income of $31,979 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,620. About 6.9% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 1.3% of those age 65 or over.
South Branch Township is served entirely by Cadillac Area Public Schools to the east in Cadillac.[2]