| Official Name: | Wawatam Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Wawatam 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: | Roger Moore |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Michelle Karll |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1923 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 20.38 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 15.73 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 4.65 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 711 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 181 |
| Elevation Ft: | 594 |
| Coordinates: | 45.7742°N -84.7631°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49701 (Mackinaw City) 49718 (Carp Lake) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-84840[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627230 |
Wawatam Township is a civil township of Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 711.
The village of Mackinaw City is located mostly within the township.
The township is named after Wawatam, an Odawa chief noted for rescuing British trader Alexander Henry the elder from the Ojibwas' capture of Fort Michilimackinac in 1763.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.38sqmi, of which 15.73sqmi is land and 4.65sqmi (22.82%) is water. The township contains a large inland lake, French Farm Lake.
As of the census of 2000, there were 705 people, 329 households, and 207 families residing in the township. The population density was 44.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 587 housing units at an average density of 37.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 94.33% White, 0.28% African American, 4.40% Native American, 0.14% Asian, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85% of the population.
There were 329 households, out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.66.
In the township the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,909, and the median income for a family was $46,875. Males had a median income of $32,188 versus $30,536 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,525. About 5.1% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.