| Official Name: | Evangeline Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Evangeline Township |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Charlevoix |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | James Howell |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Evelyn Howell |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 38.15 |
| Area Land Km2: | 28.54 |
| Area Water Km2: | 9.61 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 14.73 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 11.02 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 3.71 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 767 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 290 |
| Elevation Ft: | 951 |
| Coordinates: | 45.2522°N -85.0247°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49712 (Boyne City) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-26580[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626252 |
Evangeline Township is a civil township of Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 767 at the 2020 census.[3]
Evangeline Township takes its name from the epic poem Evangeline by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.[5]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 14.73sqmi, of which 11.02sqmi is land and 3.71sqmi (25.19%) is water.[6]
The township occupies water boundaries in Lake Charlevoix and Walloon Lake. Young State Park is in the southwest part of the township along Lake Charlevoix.
As of the census of 2000, there were 773 people, 298 households, and 225 families residing in the township. The population density was 70.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 487 housing units at an average density of 44.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.45% White, 0.13% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.13% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.
There were 298 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $46,250, and the median income for a family was $52,115. Males had a median income of $33,523 versus $22,969 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,279. About 4.5% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.
Evangeline Township is served entirely by Boyne City Public Schools to the south in the city of Boyne City.[7]