| Official Name: | Wayne Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Seal Type: | Logo |
| Seal Size: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Label: | Wayne 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: | Cass |
| Area Total Km2: | 90.2 |
| Area Land Km2: | 88.7 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.5 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2576 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 238 |
| Elevation Ft: | 781 |
| Coordinates: | 42.0275°N -86.0453°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Area Code: | 269 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-84920[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627233 |
Wayne Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,576 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.2km2, of which 88.7km2 is land and 1.5km2, or 1.62%, is water.[3]
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,861 people, 1,007 households, and 777 families residing in the township. The population density was 83.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,231 housing units at an average density of 35.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 92.42% White, 2.10% African American, 1.36% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 2.10% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.64% of the population.
There were 1,007 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% 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 3.05.
In the township the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $42,816, and the median income for a family was $42,936. Males had a median income of $36,012 versus $23,973 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,621. About 6.6% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.