Editing Cumming Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Cumming Township, Michigan
|settlement_type          = [[Civil township]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_skyline            = Cumming Township, Michigan.jpg
|imagesize                = 275
|image_caption            = Cumming Township Hall
|image_flag               = 
|image_seal               =

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|pushpin_map            =Michigan#USA
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|pushpin_label          =Cumming Township
|pushpin_map_caption    =Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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|image_map                = Cumming Township, MI location.png
|mapsize                  = 250
|map_caption              = Location within [[Ogemaw County, Michigan|Ogemaw County]] (red) and an administered portion of the [[Lupton, Michigan|Lupton]] CDP (pink)

<!-- Location -->
|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Ogemaw County, Michigan|Ogemaw]]

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|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Ronald Quackenbush
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Robert Barber
|established_title        = 
|established_date         =

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|unit_pref  =  Imperial
|area_footnotes           = 
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 91.61 
|area_land_km2            = 89.33 
|area_water_km2           = 2.28
|area_total_sq_mi         = 35.37
|area_land_sq_mi          = 34.49
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.88

<!-- Population -->
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 717
|population_density_km2   = auto
|population_density_sq_mi =  

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|elevation_footnotes      = 
|elevation_m              = 269
|elevation_ft             = 883
|coordinates              = {{coord|44|23|32|N|84|03|51|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 48635 ([[Lupton, Michigan|Lupton]])<br>48654 ([[Rose City, Michigan|Rose City]])<br>48661 ([[West Branch, Michigan|West Branch]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 989|989]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-19260<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              = 1626149<ref>{{gnis|1626149}}</ref>
|website                  = 
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Cumming Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Ogemaw County, Michigan|Ogemaw County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 717 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Communities==
* '''Camp Lu Lay Lea''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in the southeast corner of the township along Henderson Lake at {{coord|44|20|13|N|84|00|29|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|622598|Camp Lu Lay Lea}}</ref>
* '''Fayettes Corner''' is an unincorporated community in the northwest portion of the township near [[Rose City, Michigan|Rose City]].<ref>{{GNIS|1619892|Fayettes Corner}}</ref>
* '''[[Lupton, Michigan|Lupton]]''' is an unincorporated community and [[census-designated place]] located along the northeastern edge of the township.  Only a very small portion of Lupton is within Cumming Township, while the majority of the community is in [[Rose Township, Ogemaw County, Michigan|Rose Township]] to the north.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.37|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|34.49|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|0.88|sqmi|km2|2}} (2.47%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-19 |url-status=live|format=PDF |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| work = [[2010 United States Census]]| accessdate = November 7, 2020|page=37 Michigan}}</ref>

===Lakes===
The township includes all or portions of the following lakes:
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* Cummings Lake<ref>{{gnis|1619639|Cummings Lake}}</ref>
* Devils Washbasin<ref>{{gnis|1623172|Devils Washbasin}}</ref>
* Devoe Lake<ref>{{gnis|1619710|Devoe Lake}}</ref>
* Eagle Lake (also known as Houghton Lake)<ref>{{gnis|1620255|Eagle Lake}}</ref>
* Grebe Lake<ref>{{gnis|1620071|Grebe Lake}}</ref>
* Grousehaven Lake<ref>{{gnis|1620091|Grousehaven Lake}}</ref>
* Henderson Lake<ref>{{gnis|628104Henderson Lake}}</ref>
* Jewett Lake<ref>{{gnis|1620364|Jewett Lake}}</ref>
* Lodge Lake<ref>{{gnis|1620603|Lodge Lake}}</ref>
* Lost Lake<ref>{{gnis|1620630|Lost Lake}}</ref>
* Mallard Pond<ref>{{gnis|1620674|Mallard Pond}}</ref>
* Pintail Pond<ref>{{gnis|1621252|Pintail Pond}}</ref>
* South Pond<ref>{{gnis|1621705|South Pond}}</ref>
* Scaup Lake<ref>{{gnis|1621532|Scaup Lake}}</ref>
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===Rivers===
Most of the township is within the [[Rifle River]] [[drainage basin]] and the township includes all or portions of the following streams:
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* Ammond Creek<ref>{{gnis|620069|Ammond Creek}}</ref>
* Bailor Creek<ref>{{gnis|1619070|Bailor Creek}}</ref>
* Clear Creek<ref>{{gnis|1619521|Clear Creek}}</ref>
* Gamble Creek<ref>{{gnis|1619991|Gamble Creek}}</ref>
* Houghton Creek<ref>{{gnis|1620254|Houghton Creek}}</ref>
* Mayhue Creek<ref>{{gnis|1620742|Mayhue Creek}}</ref>
* Oyster Creek<ref>{{gnis|1621136|Oyster Creek}}</ref>
* Prior Creek<ref>{{gnis|1621318|Prior Creek}}</ref>
* Rifle River<ref>{{gnis|1621391|Rifle River}}</ref>
* Skunk Creek<ref>{{gnis|1621637|Skunk Creek}}</ref>
* Vaughn Creek<ref>{{gnis|1622019|Vaughn Creek}}</ref>
* Wilkins Creek<ref>{{gnis|1622167|Wilkins Creek}}</ref>
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 796
|2010= 698
|2020= 717
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census results, Cumming township, Michigan. https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Cumming%20township,%20Ogemaw%20County,%20Michigan</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 796 people, 303 households, and 226 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|23.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 530 housing units at an average density of {{convert|15.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 98.74% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.13% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.01% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.63% of the population.

There were 303 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,143, and the median income for a family was $38,594. Males had a median income of $33,229 versus $21,094 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,971.  About 10.1% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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{{Ogemaw County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Ogemaw County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]