Editing Comins Township, Michigan

{{for|the unincorporated community in [[Clinton Township, Oscoda County, Michigan|Clinton Township]]|Comins, Michigan}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Comins Township, Michigan
|settlement_type          = [[Civil township]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_caption            = Comins Township Hall
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Oscoda County, Michigan|Oscoda County]]

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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Oscoda County, Michigan|Oscoda]]

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|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Lori Lewis
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Amanda Barajas
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1869

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|area_total_km2           = 185.96
|area_land_km2            = 182.75
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1839
|population_density_km2   = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 26.1

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|elevation_m              = 343
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|coordinates              = {{coord|44|43|53|N|84|00|37|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 48619 ([[Comins, Michigan|Comins]])<br>48621 ([[Fairview, Michigan|Fairview]])<br>48647 ([[Mio, Michigan|Mio]])<br>48728 ([[Mitchell Township, Michigan|Curran]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 989|989]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-17600<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1626124<ref>{{GNIS|1626124}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://cominstwp.com/|Official website}}
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'''Comins Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Oscoda County, Michigan|Oscoda County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,839 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Communities==
*'''Biggs Settlement''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located along the township line with [[Elmer Township, Oscoda County, Michigan|Elmer Township]] at {{coord|44|42|37|N|84|07|48|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1619210|Biggs Settlement, Michigan}}</ref> Also known as Biggs, the community had its own post office from December 12, 1891 until September 30, 1912.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=61}}
*'''[[Fairview, Michigan|Fairview]]''' is an unincorporated community located within the township at {{coord|44|43|30|N|84|03|04|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS||Fairview, Michigan}}</ref>
*'''Kneeland''' is an unincorporated community located within the township at {{coord|44|42|38|N|84|05|29|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1620450|Kneeland, Michigan}}</ref>  The community began with a rural post office that opened on December 22, 1905 with Enos Frame serving as the first postmaster.  The rural post office operated until September 30, 1912.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=308}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|71.80|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|70.56|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|1.24|sqmi|km2|2}} (1.72%) is water.

===Major highways===
* {{jct|state=MI|MI|33}} runs through the western portion of the township.
* {{jct|state=MI|MI|72}} runs through the township and concurrently with M-33 west of [[Fairview, Michigan|Fairview]].
* {{jct|state=MI|CDH|F-32}} runs briefly concurrently with M-33 along the western border of the township.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,017 people, 785 households, and 558 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|28.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,199 housing units at an average density of {{convert|17.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 98.51% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.69% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.59% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.25% of the population.

There were 785 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males.  For every 100 females at the age of 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $34,034. Males had a median income of $29,808 versus $19,886 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $14,813.  About 7.9% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.

==See also==
* [[Michigan AuSable Valley Railroad]], headquartered in [[Fairview, Michigan|Fairview]], operated from 1994–2017.

==References==
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===Sources===
*{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| pages=61, 308}}

{{Oscoda County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Oscoda County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1869]]
[[Category:1869 establishments in Michigan]]