| Official Name: | Watertown Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sanilac |
| Area Total Km2: | 91.3 |
| Area Land Km2: | 91.3 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.3 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.3 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1263 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 233 |
| Elevation Ft: | 764 |
| Coordinates: | 43.3728°N -82.8178°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 48401 (Applegate), 48419 (Carsonville), 48471 (Sandusky), 48466 (Peck) |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-84440[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627222 |
Watertown Township is a civil township of Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,263 at the 2020 census.[2]
The postal delivery areas of some other nearby communities serve the township:
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.2 square miles (91.3 km), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,376 people, 496 households, and 373 families residing in the township. The population density was 39sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 523 housing units at an average density of 14.8 per square mile (5.7/km). The racial makeup of the township was 96.88% White, 0.36% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.73% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.18% of the population.
There were 496 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 20.8% 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 2.77 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the township the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $45,667. Males had a median income of $32,115 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,145. About 7.1% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.