Cumming Township, Michigan

Cumming Township, Michigan
Township
Cumming Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 44°23′32″N 84°3′51″W / 44.39222°N 84.06417°W / 44.39222; -84.06417Coordinates: 44°23′32″N 84°3′51″W / 44.39222°N 84.06417°W / 44.39222; -84.06417
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Ogemaw
Area
• Total	35.4 sq mi (91.7 km2)
• Land	34.7 sq mi (89.8 km2)
• Water	0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
Elevation	883 ft (269 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	796
• Density	23.0/sq mi (8.9/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-19260[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626149[2]

Cumming Township is a civil township of Ogemaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 796 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.4 square miles (92 km²), of which 34.7 square miles (90 km²) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) (2.01%) is water.

Lakes

The township includes all or portions of the following lakes:

• Cummings Lake^[3]
• Devils Washbasin^[4]
• Devoe Lake^[5]
• Eagle Lake (also known as Houghton Lake^[6]
• Grebe Lake^[7]
• Grousehaven Lake^[8]
• Henderson Lake^[9]
• Jewett Lake^[10]
• Lodge Lake^[11]
• Lost Lake^[12]
• Mallard Pond^[13]
• Pintail Pond^[14]
• South Pond^[15]
• Scaup Lake^[16]

Rivers

Most of the township is within the Rifle River drainage basin and the township includes all or portions of the following streams:

• Ammond Creek^[17]
• Bailor Creek^[18]
• Clear Creek^[19]
• Gamble Creek^[20]
• Houghton Creek^[21]
• Mayhue Creek^[22]
• Oyster Creek^[23]
• Prior Creek^[24]
• Rifle River^[25]
• Skunk Creek^[26]
• Vaughn Creek^[27]
• Wilkins Creek^[28]

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 796 people, 303 households, and 226 families residing in the township. The population density was 23.0 per square mile (8.9/km²). There were 530 housing units at an average density of 15.3 per square mile (5.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.74% White, 0.13% African American, 0.13% Native American, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.63% of the population.

There were 303 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% 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 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 104.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,143, and the median income for a family was $38,594. Males had a median income of $33,229 versus $21,094 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,971. About 10.1% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

Municipalities and communities of Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States
County seat: West Branch
Cities	Rose City West Branch
Village	Prescott
Townships	Churchill Cumming Edwards Foster Goodar Hill Horton Klacking Logan Mills Ogemaw Richland Rose West Branch
CDPs	Lupton Skidway Lake