Editing Roscommon Township, Michigan

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

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|image_caption            = Roscommon Township Offices
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|pushpin_label = Roscommon Township
|pushpin_map_caption    =Location within the state of Michigan
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Roscommon County, Michigan|Roscommon County]] and an administered portion of the [[Houghton Lake, Michigan|Houghton Lake]] CDP (pink)
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|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        = [[Roscommon County, Michigan|Roscommon]]

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|government_footnotes     = 
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|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Diane Randall
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Carie Milburn
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1875

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|area_total_km2           = 280.55
|area_land_km2            = 267.60
|area_water_km2           = 12.95
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|area_land_sq_mi          = 103.32
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 4397
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|population_density_sq_mi = 42.6

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|elevation_m              = 342
|elevation_ft             = 1122
|coordinates              = {{coord|44|14|30|N|84|42|59|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 48624 ([[Gladwin, Michigan|Gladwin]])<br>48625 ([[Harrison, Michigan|Harrison]])<br>48629 ([[Houghton Lake, Michigan|Houghton Lake]])<br>48630 ([[Houghton Lake Heights, Michigan|Hghtn Lk Hts]])<br>48651 ([[Prudenville, Michigan|Prudenville]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 989|989]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-69560<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              = 1627003<ref>{{GNIS|1627003}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://www.roscommontownship.com/|Official website}}
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}}
'''Roscommon Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Roscommon County, Michigan|Roscommon County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].  The population was 4,397 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

The village of [[Roscommon, Michigan|Roscommon]] is located to the northeast in [[Higgins Township, Michigan|Higgins Township]].

==Communities==
*'''[[Houghton Lake, Michigan|Houghton Lake]]''' is a [[census-designated place]] and [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] at {{coord|44|18|53|N|84|45|53|W|region:US-MI_type:adm2nd_source:GNIS|display=inline}} along the southwest side of [[Houghton Lake (Michigan)|Houghton Lake]].  The community also extends north into [[Lake Township, Roscommon County, Michigan|Lake Township]] and east into [[Denton Township, Michigan|Denton Township]].
*'''[[Houghton Lake Heights, Michigan|Houghton Lake Heights]]''' is an unincorporated community within the larger census-designated community of Houghton Lake at {{coord|44|19|39|N|84|46|28|W|region:US-MI_type:city_source:GNIS|display=inline}}.
*'''Loxley''' is an unincorporated community within the township at {{coord|44|16|12|N|84|47|50|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|2104133|Loxley, Michigan}}</ref>  Loxley began as a mill and lumber camp settlement in 1904 and was named after [[Loxley, South Yorkshire|Loxley, England]].  A post office operated in Loxley from January 29, 1904 until about 1917.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=336}}
*'''Nellsville''' is an unincorporated community on the northern border of the township at {{coord|44|20|09|N|84|48|48|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|633273|Nellsville, Michigan}}</ref>  The community is centered along [[M-55 (Michigan highway)|M-55]], which forms the boundary with [[Lake Township, Roscommon County, Michigan|Lake Township]], and is just west of [[U.S. Route 127 in Michigan|U.S. Route 127]].  The community was founded in 1906 and named after Roscommon Township supervisor Edward Nelson.  A post office operated in Nellsville from August 20, 1906 until 1927.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=390}}
* '''Verncroft''' is a former settlement located in the southwest corner of the county.  A now-defunct rural post office was established here on September 26, 1914.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=571–572}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|108.32|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|103.32|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|5.00|sqmi|km2|2}} (4.62%) 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 = April 12, 2020|page=39 Michigan}}</ref>

The township is located at the southwest end of [[Houghton Lake (Michigan)|Houghton Lake]].

==Transportation==
===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|US|127}} runs south–north through the township.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|18|name1=S. Gladwin Road}} runs along the southeastern boundary of the township.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|55}} runs along the northern portion of the township along Houghton Lake.

===Airport===
*[[File:Airport Sign.svg|20px]] [[Houghton Lake State Airport]] is located in the northwest corner of the township near the intersection of M-55 and Old U.S. Highway 27.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,249 people, 1,716 households, and 1,158 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|40.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,678 housing units at an average density of 25.8 per square mile (9.9/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 97.60% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.80% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.61% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.24% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.05% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.68% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 1,716 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $28,805, and the median income for a family was $32,426. Males had a median income of $26,793 versus $16,559 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,508.  About 8.4% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

==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=336, 390, 571–572}}

==External links==
*[http://www.roscommontownship.com/ Official website]

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