Official Name: | Comins Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Civil township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Label: | Comins Township |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Oscoda |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Rob Murphy |
Leader Title1: | Clerk |
Leader Name1: | Kelly Wangbichler |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1869 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 185.96 |
Area Land Km2: | 182.75 |
Area Water Km2: | 3.21 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 71.80 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 70.56 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.24 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1839 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 26.1 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 343 |
Elevation Ft: | 1125 |
Coordinates: | 44.7314°N -84.0103°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
Postal Code: | 48619 (Comins) 48621 (Fairview) 48647 (Mio) 48728 (Curran) |
Area Code: | 989 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-17600[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1626124 |
Comins Township is a civil township of Oscoda County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,839 at the 2020 census.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 71.8sqmi, of which 70.56sqmi is land and 1.24sqmi (1.72%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,017 people, 785 households, and 558 families residing in the township. The population density was 28.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,199 housing units at an average density of 17sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.51% White, 0.10% African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.10% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.
There were 785 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females at the age of 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $34,034. Males had a median income of $29,808 versus $19,886 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,813. About 7.9% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.