Bohemia Township is a
civil township of
Ontonagon County
Ontonagon County ( ) is a County (United States), county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 Census, the population was 5,816, making it Michigan's third-least populous county. The co ...
in the
U.S. state of
Michigan. As of the
2020 census, the population was 75.
The Simar Landing Strip is located in Bohemia Township at Latitude 46° 45' 54" N, Longitude 88° 57' 28" W.
Simar Landing Strip
Accessed 12 Nov 2023.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.49%) is water.
Communities
*Algonquin was established in 1848, and had a post office from 1848 until 1867.
*Rousseau is an unincorporated community in the southeast of the township, at the intersection of Rousseau and Penegor Roads. In the 1920s, the old Milwaukee Road
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (CMStP&P), often referred to as the "Milwaukee Road" , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States, Midwest and Pacific Northwest, Northwest of the United States fr ...
railroad station named Rubicon was located further south.[Topographical Map of Ontonagon County, Michigan]
Circa 1927. Standard Map Company, Chicago, Illinois. Accessed 12 Nov 2023.
*Seager in the 1920s was located in middle of the township in the valley south of M-26, straddling the old Copper Range Railroad
The Copper Range Railroad was a former United States, U.S. Class I railroad that operated from 1899 to 1972 in the western Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan.
History
The Copper Range Railroad was incorporated in 1899 as a successor to ...
branch line; the Seager depot was southwest of the right-of-way's bend.
Demographics
At the censusAmerican
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and 10.4% Irish ancestry. By the 2020 census and with a predominantly non-Hispanic white population, its population was 75.married couples
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living together, and 48.8% were non-families. 39.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.79 and the average family size was 2.32. In the township the population was spread out, with 5.2% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 37.7% from 45 to 64, and 27.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the township was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $37,083. Males had a median income of $29,688 versus $40,833 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,775. There were no families and 9.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64. By 2021 estimates, its median household income was $52,500.
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Townships in Ontonagon County, Michigan
Townships in Michigan
Michigan populated places on Lake Superior