Civil township in Michigan, United States
Ocqueoc Township ( AH-key-ock) is a civil township of Presque Isle County in the U.S. state of Michigan named after the Ocqueoc River. The population of Ocqueoc Township was 634 at the 2000 census and slightly increased at 655 at the 2010 census.[3]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 52.6 square miles (136.3 km2), of which 52.3 square miles (135.5 km2) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.8 km2) (0.59%) is water.
Geographic features
Transportation
Private airports
The nearest private airports in Presque Isle County are:
Commercial airports
The nearest commercial airports are:
Highways
Notable roads
- North Allis Highway
- Ocqueoc Falls Highway
- Ocqueoc Road
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 634 people, 280 households, and 199 families residing in the township. The population density was 12.1 per square mile (4.7/km2). There were 691 housing units at an average density of 13.2 per square mile (5.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.42% White, 0.32% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.47% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.
There were 280 households, out of which 19.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.55.
In the township the population was spread out, with 17.0% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 18.6% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 31.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $28,125, and the median income for a family was $33,269. Males had a median income of $27,143 versus $25,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,432. About 9.4% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Ocqueoc Township is part of the Onaway Area Community School district.
The Onaway Schools consists of an Elementary school (K-5) and Middle/High School (6-12).
