Country United States County Ogemaw FIPS code 26-49160 Elevation 259 m Population 581 (2000) | State Michigan Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1626638 Local time Saturday 11:17 PM | |
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Weather -8°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 50% Humidity Area 93.24 km² (91.43 km² Land / 181 ha Water) | ||
Logan Township is a civil township of Ogemaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 581 at the 2000 census.
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Map of Logan Township, MI, USA
Communities
There are no established communities in the sparsely populated township. A lumber settlement named Nestor, named for Thomas Nestor, had a post office that operated from September 6, 1901, until June 30, 1911.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.2 km²), of which 35.2 square miles (91.3 km²) is land and 0.7 square mile (1.9 km²) (2.03%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 581 people, 239 households, and 173 families residing in the township. The population density was 16.5 per square mile (6.4/km²). There were 430 housing units at an average density of 12.2 per square mile (4.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.73% White, 0.34% Native American, 0.17% from other races, and 2.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.
There were 239 households out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the township the population was spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $22,105, and the median income for a family was $29,531. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $17,115 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,372. About 13.1% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.