Posen Township, Michigan

Posen Township, Michigan
Township
Welcome sign for the village of Posen.
Location of Posen Township within Presque Isle County
Location of Posen, Michigan within Posen Township.
Posen Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 45°14′56″N 83°41′24″W / 45.24889°N 83.69000°W / 45.24889; -83.69000Coordinates: 45°14′56″N 83°41′24″W / 45.24889°N 83.69000°W / 45.24889; -83.69000
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.