Burt Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan

Burt Township is a civil township of Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 710.

Communities

 * Elmhurst is a place in the township located on a peninsula on the west side of Burt Lake at 45.49611°N, -84.68861°W.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.9 km2, of which 51.1 km2 is land and 39.8 km2, or 43.76%, is water, consisting primarily of the northern half of Burt Lake.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 654 people, 312 households, and 208 families residing in the township. The population density was 33.2 PD/sqmi. There were 794 housing units at an average density of 40.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 95.11% White, 3.36% Native American, 0.15% Asian, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population. There is also a small Jewish population.

There were 312 households, out of which 13.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.57.

In the township the population was spread out, with 13.0% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 18.0% from 25 to 44, 35.5% from 45 to 64, and 28.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $38,816, and the median income for a family was $42,813. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $26,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,059. About 4.4% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.