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Osceola Township, Houghton County, Michigan

Osceola Township, Michigan
Township
Osceola Township, Michigan is located in Michigan
Osceola Township, Michigan
Osceola Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 47°11′16″N 88°28′30″W / 47.18778°N 88.47500°W / 47.18778; -88.47500Coordinates: 47°11′16″N 88°28′30″W / 47.18778°N 88.47500°W / 47.18778; -88.47500
Country United States
State Michigan
County Houghton
Area
 • Total 26.0 sq mi (67.3 km2)
 • Land 24.8 sq mi (64.3 km2)
 • Water 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2)
Elevation 1,184 ft (361 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,738
 • Density 76.8/sq mi (29.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 26-61260
GNIS feature ID 1626862

Osceola Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,908 at the 2000 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 26.0 square miles (67.3 km²), of which 24.8 square miles (64.3 km²) is land and 1.1 square miles (3.0 km²) (4.39%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,908 people, 779 households, and 522 families residing in the township. The population density was 76.8 per square mile (29.7/km²). There were 894 housing units at an average density of 36.0 per square mile (13.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.01% White, 0.10% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.37% Asian, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population. 37.7% were of Finnish, 13.8% German, 8.1% French and 7.7% English ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 779 households out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.98.


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