Churchill Township is a civil township of

Ogemaw County Ogemaw County ( ') is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 20,770. The county seat is West Branch. The county newspaper of record is the ''Ogemaw Herald''. History Ogemaw County started a ...

in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,543 at the 2020 census.

Communities

*Selkirk is an unincorporated community within the township situated on the

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at . Selkirk contained its own post office from 1887 to 1955.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.28%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,603 people, 655 households, and 476 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,063 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.26% White, 0.19% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.19%

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, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or

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of any race were 0.87% of the population. There were 655 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were

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living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.86. In the township the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $35,577, and the median income for a family was $39,107. Males had a median income of $30,952 versus $21,382 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,081. About 7.6% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Townships in Ogemaw County, Michigan Townships in Michigan Populated places established in 1904 1904 establishments in Michigan