| Official Name: | Sherman Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Sherman Township |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mason |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Joseph Mickevich |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Kurt Lubben |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1867 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.29 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.23 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.06 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1127 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 31.1 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 215 |
| Elevation Ft: | 705 |
| Coordinates: | 44.0464°N -86.2058°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 49410 (Fountain) 49405 (Custer) 49411 (Free Soil) 49454 (Scottville) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-105-73240[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627075 |
Sherman Township is a civil township of Mason County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,127 at the 2020 census.[2]
The township was organized in 1867.[4] It was named for William Tecumseh Sherman, a Union Army general.[5]
Sherman Township is in central Mason County. The village of Fountain is in the northeast part of the township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.29sqmi, of which 36.23sqmi are land and 0.06sqmi, or 0.15%, are water.[1] The township is drained by the north and south branches of the Lincoln River, a west-flowing tributary of Lake Michigan.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,090 people, 414 households, and 313 families residing in the township. The population density was 30.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 509 housing units at an average density of 14.1 per square mile (5.4/km). The racial makeup of the township was 95.32% White, 0.64% African American, 0.92% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 2.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01% of the population.
There were 414 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $34,083, and the median income for a family was $37,368. Males had a median income of $31,324 versus $21,548 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,251. About 4.1% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.