Ogemaw Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Ogemaw Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Ogemaw 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:Ogemaw
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Denis Stephens
Leader Title1:Clerk
Leader Name1:Tracy Turner
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:94.28
Area Land Km2:94.02
Area Water Km2:0.26
Area Total Sq Mi:36.40
Area Land Sq Mi:36.30
Area Water Sq Mi:0.10
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1154
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:375
Elevation Ft:1230
Coordinates:44.3036°N -84.2875°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:48661 (West Branch)
Area Code:989
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-60300[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626839

Ogemaw Township () is a civil township of Ogemaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,154 at the 2020 census.[2]

Communities

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.4sqmi, of which 36.3sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (0.27%) is water.[4]

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,118 people, 444 households, and 329 families residing in the township. The population density was 30.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 559 housing units at an average density of 15.4/mi2. 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-30 . data.census.gov.
  3. Web site: MichMarkers.com. Ogemaw Springs: Registered Site L2235. 2021. August 23, 2021.
  4. Web site: Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf . 2012-10-19 . live. PDF . September 2012. United States Census Bureau. 2010 United States Census. November 7, 2020. 38 Michigan.