Victory Township, Michigan should not be confused with Victor Township, Michigan.
| Official Name: | Victory Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Victory Township |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mason |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Jim Mazur |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Barbara Egeler |
| Established Title: | Organized |
| Established Date: | 1868 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.50 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.93 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.57 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1406 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 39.1 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 205 |
| Elevation Ft: | 673 |
| Coordinates: | 44.0311°N -86.3453°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 49431 (Ludington) 49454 (Scottville) 49411 (Free Soil) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-105-82360[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627200 |
Victory Township is a civil township of Mason County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,406 at the 2020 census.[2]
The township was organized in 1868.[4] It was perhaps named in commemoration of Union victory in the Civil War.[5]
The township is in northwestern Mason County. U.S. Route 31 runs north to south along the township's eastern border. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.5sqmi, of which 35.93sqmi are land and 0.57sqmi, or 1.56%, are water.[1] The Lincoln River, with its north and south branches, drains the central and southern part of the township, while the northern part drains to the Big Sable River, which crosses the northwest corner of the township as part of Hamlin Lake. Both rivers drain west to Lake Michigan.
At the 2000 census, there were 1,444 people, 497 households and 376 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 572 housing units at an average density of . The racial make-up was 95.91% White, 0.55% African American, 0.83% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.97% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.87% of the population.
There were 497 households, of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.12.
25.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64 and 15.7% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The median household income was $41,667 and the median family income was $44,402. Males had a median income of $32,391 and females $21,591. The per capita income was $17,140. About 7.0% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.