| Official Name: | Branch Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Branch 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: | Michael Shoup |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Kimberly Tenney |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.98 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.40 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.58 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1405 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 39.7 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 221 |
| Elevation Ft: | 725 |
| Coordinates: | 43.9506°N -86.1017°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 49402 (Branch) 49405 (Custer) 49410 (Fountain) 49458 (Walhalla) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-105-10020[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1625970 |
Branch Township is a civil township of Mason County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,405.[2] Branch Township was named after Branch County, Michigan.[4]
The township is in eastern Mason County and is bordered to the east by Lake County. Ludington, the county seat, is to the west by US 10.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Branch Township has a total area of 35.98sqmi, of which 35.4sqmi are land and 0.58sqmi, or 1.61%, are water.[1] The Pere Marquette River, a tributary of Lake Michigan, flows east to west across the south-central part of the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,181 people, 506 households, and 332 families residing in the township. The population density was 33.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 921 housing units at an average density of 26sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.88% White, 0.34% African American, 0.68% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.37% of the population.
There were 506 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the township the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $27,593, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $27,159 versus $20,921 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,659. About 6.8% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.