| Official Name: | Beaver Creek Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Beaver Creek Township |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| 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: | Crawford |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 71.56 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 71.46 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1515 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 368 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1207 |
| Coordinates: | 44.5419°N -84.7328°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48653 (Roscommon) 49738 (Grayling) |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-06600[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1625902 |
Beaver Creek Township is a civil township of Crawford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,515.[2]
The township borders the northern coast of Higgins Lake and includes North Higgins Lake State Park. Interstate 75 passes through the township, and the northern terminus of U.S. Route 127 is at Interstate 75 within the township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 71.56sqmi, of which 71.46sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (0.14%) is water.[3]
Beaver Creek Township occupies the southwest corner of Crawford County and is bordered by Kalkaska County to the west and Roscommon County to the south. The township is crossed by Interstate 75 and U.S. Route 127, limited-access highways that join near the northern border of the township. I-75 leads north to Grayling, the Crawford County seat, and to the Straits of Mackinac, while heading southeast to Bay City and Saginaw. US 127 leads south to Mount Pleasant.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,486 people, 603 households, and 458 families residing in the township. The population density was 20.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,125 housing units at an average density of 15.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 96.57% White, 0.20% African American, 0.87% Native American, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 1.35% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.95% of the population.
There were 603 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. Of all households, 20.7% were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the township the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,613, and the median income for a family was $38,690. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $20,938 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,388. About 7.4% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.