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Onekama Township, Michigan

Onekama Township, Michigan
Township
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Onekama Township, Michigan is located in Michigan
Onekama Township, Michigan
Onekama Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 44°22′7″N 86°12′36″W / 44.36861°N 86.21000°W / 44.36861; -86.21000Coordinates: 44°22′7″N 86°12′36″W / 44.36861°N 86.21000°W / 44.36861; -86.21000
Country United States
State Michigan
County Manistee
Area
 • Total 23.4 sq mi (60.6 km2)
 • Land 18.4 sq mi (47.8 km2)
 • Water 5.0 sq mi (12.8 km2)
Elevation 712 ft (217 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,514
 • Density 82.1/sq mi (31.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 49614 (Bear Lake),
49660 (Manistee),
49675 (Onekama)
Area code(s) 231
FIPS code 26-60760
GNIS feature ID 1626848

Onekama Township is a civil township of Manistee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,514 at the 2000 census.

In addition to the summer communities, there are also a number of well-known summer camps developed, associated with schools or church denominations. These include:

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.4 square miles (61 km2), of which 18.4 square miles (48 km2) is land and 5.0 square miles (13 km2) (21.20%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,514 people, 603 households, and 414 families residing in the township. The population density was 82.1 per square mile (31.7/km²). There were 1,117 housing units at an average density of 60.6 per square mile (23.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 92.80% White, 0.07% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 5.68% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.91% of the population.

There were 603 households out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.69.


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