Richland Township, Ogemaw County, Michigan

For other townships with this name in Michigan, see Richland Township, Michigan (disambiguation).

Richland Township, Michigan
Civil township
Richland Township Hall
Location within Ogemaw County (red) and the administed village of Prescott (pink)
Richland Township Location within the state of Michigan Richland Township Location within the United States
Coordinates: 44°11′45″N 83°56′24″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Ogemaw
Established	1879
Government
• Supervisor	Dale Bronson
• Clerk	Dawn Johnson
Area
• Total	35.85 sq mi (92.85 km2)
• Land	34.78 sq mi (90.08 km2)
• Water	1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2)
Elevation	853 ft (260 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	914
• Density	26.3/sq mi (10.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48756 (Prescott)
Area code	989
FIPS code	26-68320
GNIS feature ID	1626973

Richland Township is a civil township of Ogemaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 914 at the 2010 census.

Communities

• Prescott is a village located within the township at 44°11′31″N 83°55′51″W.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.85 square miles (92.85 km²), of which 34.78 square miles (90.08 km²) is land and 1.07 square miles (2.77 km²) (2.98%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 956 people, 379 households, and 280 families residing in the township. The population density was 27.5 inhabitants per square mile (10.6/km²). There were 614 housing units at an average density of 17.6 per square mile (6.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.43% White, 0.52% Native American, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.93% of the population.

There were 379 households, out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $29,000, and the median income for a family was $33,162. Males had a median income of $29,000 versus $20,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,294. About 12.7% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.2% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.