| Official Name: | Tuscarora Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Tuscarora Township |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cheboygan |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1882 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 108.7 |
| Area Land Km2: | 76.2 |
| Area Water Km2: | 32.5 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3080 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 181 |
| Elevation Ft: | 594 |
| Coordinates: | 45.4156°N -84.6458°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49706, 49717, 49749 |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-80880[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627179 |
Tuscarora Township is a civil township of Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,080 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 108.7km2, of which 76.2km2 is land and 32.5km2, or 29.89%, is water.[3]
Burt Lake State Park is located on the south shore of Burt Lake.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,091 people, 1,357 households, and 925 families residing in the township. The population density was 105sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,162 housing units at an average density of 73.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 96.73% White, 0.03% African American, 1.26% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 1.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population.
There were 1,357 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.76.
In the township the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,091, and the median income for a family was $43,190. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $22,109 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,609. About 5.2% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.