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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Krakow Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           =
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| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
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| pushpin_label      = Krakow Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| image_map          = Krakow Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Presque Isle County, Michigan|Presque Isle County]]
<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Presque Isle County, Michigan|Presque Isle]]
<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes =
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| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Michael Grohowski
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_total_km2     = 157.4
| area_land_km2      = 144.5
| area_water_km2     = 12.9
| area_total_sq_mi   = 60.8
| area_land_sq_mi    = 55.8
| area_water_sq_mi   = 5.0
<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[United States Census, 2020|2020]]
| population_footnotes =
| population_total   = 666
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m        = 188
| elevation_ft       = 617
| coordinates        = {{coord|45|16|21|N|83|33|31|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49776, 49777
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-43900<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1625140<ref>{{gnis|1625140}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.krakowtownship.org/|Official website}}
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'''Krakow Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Presque Isle County, Michigan|Presque Isle County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 666 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Krakow_township,_Presque_Isle_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2614143900 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It was named after the [[Poland|Polish]] city of [[Kraków]], a historical capital of Poland and seat of Polish monarchs.
==Communities==
'''Leroy''' is a small [[unincorporated community]] within the township.
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|60.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|55.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|5.0|sqmi|km2}} (8.18%) is water.
==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 622 people, 293 households, and 201 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|11.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 750 housing units at an average density of {{convert|13.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 99.36% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.48% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.16% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.16% of the population.
There were 293 households, out of which 15.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.56.
In the township the population was spread out, with 15.0% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 30.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $31,111, and the median income for a family was $39,125. Males had a median income of $40,962 versus $25,893 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $20,979.  About 4.0% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.
==References==
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{{Presque Isle County, Michigan}}
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[[Category:Townships in Presque Isle County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Polish-American culture in Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places on Lake Huron in the United States]]