| Official Name: | McKinley Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | McKinley 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: | Emmet |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Mark Drier |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Alicia Morrow |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.18 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.11 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1294 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 225 |
| Elevation Ft: | 738 |
| Coordinates: | 45.5869°N -84.7878°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49755 (Levering) 49769 (Pellston) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-50340[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626656 |
McKinley Township is a civil township of Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,294 at the 2020 census. McKinley Township is home to Pellston Regional Airport.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.18sqmi, of which 35.11sqmi is land and 0.07sqmi (0.20%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,269 people, 459 households, and 330 families residing in the township. The population density was 36sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 572 housing units at an average density of 16.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 90.46% White, 0.87% African American, 6.15% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 2.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population.
There were 459 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the township the population was spread out, with 32.4% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $32,961, and the median income for a family was $38,681. Males had a median income of $26,759 versus $20,179 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,907. About 11.9% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.