Editing Mills Township, Ogemaw County, Michigan

{{Hatnote|There is also [[Mills Township, Midland County, Michigan]].}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Mills Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Mills Township (Ogemaw County), Michigan.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Mills Township Hall in [[Skidway Lake, Michigan|Skidway Lake]]
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = Mills Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Mills Township (Ogemaw), MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Ogemaw County, Michigan|Ogemaw County]] (red) and the administered CDP of [[Skidway Lake, Michigan|Skidway Lake]] (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]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = David Ryan
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = April Schils
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 92.13
| area_land_km2      = 88.63
| area_water_km2     = 3.50
| area_total_sq_mi   = 35.57
| area_land_sq_mi    = 34.22
| area_water_sq_mi   = 1.35

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 3973
| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 247
| elevation_ft       = 810
| coordinates        = {{coord|44|12|21|N|84|03|45|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48610 ([[Moffatt Township, Michigan|Alger]])<br>48661 ([[West Branch, Michigan|West Branch]])<br>48756 ([[Prescott, Michigan|Prescott]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-54340<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        = 1626746<ref>{{gnis|1626746}}</ref>
| website            = 
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Mills Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Ogemaw County, Michigan|Ogemaw County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 3,973 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Mills_township,_Ogemaw_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2612954340 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> making it the county's most populated municipality.

==Communities==
*'''Elbow Lake''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located along Elbow Lake at {{coord|44|12|55|N|84|02|08|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|625429|Elbow Lake, Michigan}}</ref>
*'''[[Skidway Lake, Michigan|Skidway Lake]]''' is an unincorporated community and [[census-designated place]] that occupies that southeast portion of the township centered at {{coord|44|11|00|N|84|02|07|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|638056|Skidway Lake, Michigan}}</ref>  Skidway Lake contained its own summer post office from 1959 to 1962 and again from 1963 to 1999.<ref>{{GNIS|1926618|Skidway Lake Post Office}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.57|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|34.22|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|1.35|sqmi|km2|2}} (3.80%) 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>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,005 people, 1,705 households, and 1,159 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|116.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 3,385 housing units at an average density of {{convert|98.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 96.13% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.27% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.52% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.05% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.02% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.25% of the population.

There were 1,705 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the township the population was spread out, with 21.3% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $21,703, and the median income for a family was $26,050. Males had a median income of $26,223 versus $16,993 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $12,355.  About 17.4% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.7% of those under age 18 and 13.6% 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]]