Roscommon Township, Michigan

Roscommon Township, Michigan
Civil township
Roscommon Township Offices
Location within Roscommon County (red) and an administered portion of the Houghton Lake CDP (pink)
Roscommon Township Location within the state of Michigan Roscommon Township Roscommon Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°14′30″N 84°42′59″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Roscommon
Government
• Supervisor	Diane Randall
• Clerk	Carie Milburn
Area
• Total	108.32 sq mi (280.5 km2)
• Land	103.32 sq mi (267.6 km2)
• Water	5.00 sq mi (12.9 km2)
Elevation	1,122 ft (342 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	4,411
• Density	42.7/sq mi (16.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48624 (Gladwin) 48625 (Harrison) 48629 (Houghton Lake) 48630 (Hghtn Lk Hts) 48651 (Prudenville)
Area code	989
FIPS code	26-69560
GNIS feature ID	1627003
Website	Official website

Roscommon Township is a civil township of Roscommon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,411 at the 2010 census.

The village of Roscommon is located to the northeast in Higgins Township.

Communities

• Houghton Lake is a census-designated place and unincorporated community at 44°18′53″N 84°45′53″W along the southwest side of Houghton Lake. The community also extends north into Lake Township and east into Denton Township.
• Houghton Lake Heights is an unincorporated community within the larger census-designated community of Houghton Lake at 44°19′39″N 84°46′28″W.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 108.32 square miles (280.55 km²), of which 103.32 square miles (267.60 km²) is land and 5.00 square miles (12.95 km²) (4.62%) is water. The township is located at the southwest end of Houghton Lake.

Transportation

Major highways

• US 127
• M-18
• M-55

Airport

• Houghton Lake State Airport is located in the northwest corner of the township near the intersection of M-55 and Old U.S. Highway 27.

Demographics

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 40.9 per square mile (15.8/km²). There were 2,678 housing units at an average density of 25.8 per square mile (9.9/km²). 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.

External links

• Official website