Ogemaw Township, Michigan

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.

Ogemaw Township, Michigan
Township
Ogemaw Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 44°18′13″N 84°17′15″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyOgemaw
Area
 • Total36.5 sq mi (94.5 km2)
 • Land36.4 sq mi (94.2 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
1,230 ft (375 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,118
 • Density30.7/sq mi (11.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code26-60300[1]
GNIS feature ID1626839[2]

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.

gollark: Also, I suspect most people don't actually care very much. I mean, abstractly, if you ask people "would you like people to not get malaria/be cured of malaria", they'll say yes. But people generally do *not* really care enough to actually pay the various charities which are able to provide malaria nets and stuff, despite these being extremely effective at lives saved per $.
gollark: Declaring something a right doesn't magically solve all the huge logistical hurdles in getting everyone ever the relevant treatment tsuff.
gollark: Huh, wow.
gollark: That sounds very unpleasant. You'd really expect to get immunity to it after the first time somehow.
gollark: IIRC they're basically responsible for the most human deaths out of any species around.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ogemaw Township, Michigan
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