| Official Name: | Wisner Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan |
| 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: | Tuscola |
| Established Title: | Organized |
| Established Date: | 1861 |
| Area Total Km2: | 66.4 |
| Area Land Km2: | 50.2 |
| Area Water Km2: | 16.3 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 25.7 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 19.4 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 6.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 604 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 179 |
| Elevation Ft: | 587 |
| Coordinates: | 43.5997°N -83.6336°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 48701 (Akron) 48733 (Fairgrove) |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-88080[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627284 |
Wisner Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 604 at the 2020 census.[2]
The first land entries in this area were made by Joshua Terry in 1853, by Green Bird in 1854, and by Isaiah Jester in 1855. The township was first organized in 1861 and named after Moses Wisner, Governor of Michigan from 1859 to 1861.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.6sqmi, of which 19.4sqmi is land and 6.3sqmi (24.52%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 749 people, 309 households, and 231 families residing in the township. The population density was 38.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 368 housing units at an average density of 19.0 per square mile (7.3/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.20% White, 0.13% African American, 0.67% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.07% of the population.
There were 309 households, out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.80.
In the township the population was spread out, with 19.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,250, and the median income for a family was $47,625. Males had a median income of $39,375 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,153. About 10.6% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.