Ogemaw Township, Michigan

Ogemaw Township, Michigan
Township
Ogemaw Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 44°18′13″N 84°17′15″W / 44.30361°N 84.28750°W / 44.30361; -84.28750Coordinates: 44°18′13″N 84°17′15″W / 44.30361°N 84.28750°W / 44.30361; -84.28750
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Ogemaw
Area
• Total	36.5 sq mi (94.5 km2)
• Land	36.4 sq mi (94.2 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	1,230 ft (375 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,118
• Density	30.7/sq mi (11.9/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-60300[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626839[2]

Ogemaw Township is a civil township of Ogemaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,118 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.5 square miles (95 km²), of which 36.4 square miles (94 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (0.25%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,118 people, 444 households, and 329 families residing in the township. The population density was 30.7 per square mile (11.9/km²). There were 559 housing units at an average density of 15.4 per square mile (5.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.30% White, 0.09% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.27% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.

There were 444 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the township the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,000, and the median income for a family was $49,167. Males had a median income of $35,543 versus $23,281 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,785. About 4.3% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

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