| Official Name: | Hay Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Hay Township |
| 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: | Gladwin |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Mark Mudge |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Sandra Priemer |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1908 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 58.77 |
| Area Land Km2: | 55.56 |
| Area Water Km2: | 3.21 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 22.69 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 21.45 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.24 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1279 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 212 |
| Elevation Ft: | 696 |
| Coordinates: | 43.9647°N -84.3328°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48612 (Beaverton) 48624 (Gladwin) |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-37300[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626452 |
Hay Township is a civil township of Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,279 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.69sqmi, of which 21.45sqmi is land and 1.24sqmi (5.46%) is water.[3]
The Tittabawassee River flows south through the center of the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,402 people, 601 households, and 403 families residing in the township. The population density was 63sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,321 housing units at an average density of 59.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.57% White, 1.21% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population.
There were 601 households, out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the township the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $24,444, and the median income for a family was $32,574. Males had a median income of $30,795 versus $19,643 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,322. About 14.6% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 17.4% of those age 65 or over.