Bancroft is a village in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.58 square miles (1.50 km2), all land.

[4] As of the census[10] of 2010, there were 545 people, 191 households, and 142 families residing in the village.

There were 214 housing units at an average density of 369.0 per square mile (142.5/km2).

19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 616 people, 203 households, and 158 families residing in the village.

17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.