Posen Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Welcome sign for the village of Posen.
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Location of Posen Township within Presque Isle County |
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Location of Posen, Michigan within Posen Township. |
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Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 45°14′56″N 83°41′24″W / 45.24889°N 83.69000°WCoordinates: 45°14′56″N 83°41′24″W / 45.24889°N 83.69000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Presque Isle |
Government | |
• Type | Civil township |
• Supervisor | James Zakshesky |
• Clerk | Judy Szczerowski |
Area | |
• Total | 35.5 sq mi (92.0 km2) |
• Land | 35.3 sq mi (91.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
Elevation | 781 ft (238 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 959 |
• Density | 27.2/sq mi (10.5/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 49776 |
Area code(s) | 989 |
FIPS code | 26-66020 |
GNIS feature ID | 1626938 |
Posen Township is a civil township of Presque Isle County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 959, at the 2000 census, 65.4% (652) of which reported Polish ancestry.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.5 square miles (92 km2), of which 35.3 square miles (91 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.62%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 959 people, 387 households, and 260 families residing in the township. The population density was 27.2 per square mile (10.5/km²). There were 463 housing units at an average density of 13.1 per square mile (5.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.12% White, 1.25% African American, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population. The ancestry make up was 65.4% Polish, 16.9% German,4.0% American, 3.5% Irish, 3.4% English,3.3% French,1.4% French Canadian, 0.9% Norwegian, 0.8% Czech,0.6% Italian,0.5% Russian,0.4%Danish,0.4%Dutch,0.3%Swedish,0.2% Greek,0.2% Hungarian,0.2% Scottish,0.2% Ukrainian.