| Official Name: | Yankee Springs Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan |
| Pushpin Label: | Yankee Springs Township |
| 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: | Barry |
| Area Total Km2: | 92.9 |
| Area Land Km2: | 80.4 |
| Area Water Km2: | 12.4 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 5322 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 231 |
| Elevation Ft: | 758 |
| Coordinates: | 42.6311°N -85.5114°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 49333 |
| Area Code: | 269 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-89020[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627297 |
Yankee Springs Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,322 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.9km2, of which 80.4km2 is land and 12.4km2, or 13.37%, is water,[3] consisting of several lakes in the western half of the township, the largest of which is Gun Lake. Yankee Springs Recreation Area occupies along much of the shore of Gun Lake and to the north and east.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,219 people, 1,628 households, and 1,253 families residing in the township. The population density was 134sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,182 housing units at an average density of 69.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.35% White, 0.26% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.56% of the population.
There were 1,628 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% 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 2.92.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $52,661, and the median income for a family was $57,558. Males had a median income of $40,691 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,100. About 2.8% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.