Big Creek Township, Michigan
| Big Creek Township, Michigan | |
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 Big Creek Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 44°36′42″N 84°13′25″W / 44.61167°N 84.22361°WCoordinates: 44°36′42″N 84°13′25″W / 44.61167°N 84.22361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Oscoda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 143.1 sq mi (370.7 km2) |
| • Land | 141.5 sq mi (366.4 km2) |
| • Water | 1.7 sq mi (4.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,089 ft (332 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,827 |
| • Density | 19.7/sq mi (7.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48636 (Luzerne), 48647 (Mio), 48654 (Rose City), 49756 (Lewiston) |
| FIPS code | 26-08220 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1625932 |
Big Creek Township is a civil township of Oscoda County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,827 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 143.1 square miles (371 km2), of which 141.5 square miles (366 km2) is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2) (1.17%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,380 people, 1,422 households, and 968 families residing in the township. The population density was 23.9 per square mile (9.2/km²). There were 3,089 housing units at an average density of 21.8 per square mile (8.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.49% White, 0.06% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.
There were 1,422 households out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.84.
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