View source for Ogemaw Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Ogemaw Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           =
| motto              =
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| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Ogemaw Township Hall
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| pushpin_label      = Ogemaw Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Ogemaw County, Michigan|Ogemaw County]]
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| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Ogemaw County, Michigan|Ogemaw]]
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| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Denis Stephens
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Tracy Turner
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| 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
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes =
| population_total   = 1154
| population_density_km2 =
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
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| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m        = 375
| elevation_ft       = 1230
| coordinates        = {{coord|44|18|13|N|84|17|15|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48661 ([[West Branch, Michigan|West Branch]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-60300<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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[[File:Ogemaw Springs Commemorative Designation.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ogemaw Springs Commemorative Designation]]
'''Ogemaw Township''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|oʊ|g|ə|m|ɔ:}} ''{{respell|OH|gə|maw}}'') is a [[civil township]] of [[Ogemaw County, Michigan|Ogemaw County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,154 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Ogemaw_township,_Ogemaw_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2612960300 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
==Communities==
*'''Ogemaw Springs''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located at {{coord|44|18|13|N|84|17|33|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|633957|Ogemaw Springs, Michigan}}</ref>  It contained its own post office from 1873 to 1893.<ref>{{GNIS|2503035|Ogemaw Springs Post Office (historical)}}</ref>  Ogemaw Springs was one of the county's first settlements. It contains a small natural spring and is listed as a [[Michigan State Historic Preservation Office|Michigan State Historic Site]].<ref>{{cite web|last=MichMarkers.com|url=http://03c1c3a.netsolhost.com/default?page=L2235|title=Ogemaw Springs: Registered Site L2235|date=2021|accessdate=August 23, 2021}}</ref>
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.40|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|36.30|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|0.10|sqmi|km2|2}} (0.27%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-19 |url-status=live|format=PDF |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| work = [[2010 United States Census]]| access-date = November 7, 2020|page=38 Michigan}}</ref>
==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,118 people, 444 households, and 329 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|30.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 559 housing units at an average density of {{convert|15.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the township was 98.30% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.27% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.27% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.27% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.63% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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.
== References ==
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{{Ogemaw County, Michigan}}
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[[Category:Townships in Ogemaw County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Michigan placenames of Native American origin]]