| Official Name: | Roscommon Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Roscommon Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Roscommon |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Diane Randall |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Carie Milburn |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1875 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 280.55 |
| Area Land Km2: | 267.60 |
| Area Water Km2: | 12.95 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 108.32 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 103.32 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 5.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 4397 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 42.6 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 342 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1122 |
| Coordinates: | 44.2417°N -84.7164°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48624 (Gladwin) 48625 (Harrison) 48629 (Houghton Lake) 48630 (Hghtn Lk Hts) 48651 (Prudenville) |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-69560[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627003 |
Roscommon Township is a civil township of Roscommon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,397 at the 2020 census.
The village of Roscommon is located to the northeast in Higgins Township.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 108.32sqmi, of which 103.32sqmi is land and 5sqmi (4.62%) is water.[2]
The township is located at the southwest end of Houghton Lake.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,249 people, 1,716 households, and 1,158 families residing in the township. The population density was 40.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,678 housing units at an average density of 25.8 per square mile (9.9/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.60% White, 0.80% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population.
There were 1,716 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $28,805, and the median income for a family was $32,426. Males had a median income of $26,793 versus $16,559 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,508. About 8.4% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.