| Official Name: | Torch Lake Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Label: | Torch Lake 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: | Antrim |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Robert Cook |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Kathy Windiate |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 54.7 |
| Area Land Km2: | 39.1 |
| Area Water Km2: | 15.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1212 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 79.1 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 205 |
| Elevation Ft: | 673 |
| Coordinates: | 45.0464°N -85.3489°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49622 (Central Lake) 49627 (Eastport) 49648 (Kewadin) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-80100[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627169 |
Torch Lake Township is a civil township of Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located in the Northern Lower Peninsula, the township comprises an isthmus between the eponymous Torch Lake and Grand Traverse Bay, a bay of Lake Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,212, a slight increase from 1,194 at the 2010 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 54.7sqkm, of which 39.1sqkm is land and 15.6sqkm, or 28.48%, is water.[2]
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,159 people, 498 households, and 377 families residing in the township. The population density was 76.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,134 housing units at an average density of 74.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 96.98% White, 0.78% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.95% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.50% of the population.
There were 498 households, out of which 19.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.66.
In the township the population was spread out, with 18.1% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 17.5% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 27.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $43,816, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $32,212 versus $30,313 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,984. About 4.8% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.0% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.