Ocqueoc Township, Michigan

Coordinates: 45°27′33″N 84°04′04″W / 45.45917°N 84.06778°W / 45.45917; -84.06778
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Ocqueoc Township, Michigan
FIPS code
26-60160[1]
GNIS feature ID1626836[2]

Ocqueoc Township (

2000 census and slightly increased at 655 at the 2010 census.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 52.6 square miles (136.3 km2), of which 52.3 square miles (135.5 km2) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.8 km2) (0.59%) is water.

Geographic features

Transportation

Private airports

The nearest private airports in Presque Isle County are:

Commercial airports

The nearest commercial airports are:

Highways

Notable roads

  • North Allis Highway
  • Ocqueoc Falls Highway
  • Ocqueoc Road

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.79% of the population.

There were 280 households, out of which 19.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.55.

In the township the population was spread out, with 17.0% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 18.6% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 31.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $28,125, and the median income for a family was $33,269. Males had a median income of $27,143 versus $25,250 for females. The

poverty line
, including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Ocqueoc Township is part of the Onaway Area Community School district.

The Onaway Schools consists of an Elementary school (K-5) and Middle/High School (6-12).

Area Attractions

  • Rogers City Municipal Marina has nearly 100 slips, most on floating docks. There is a fishing platform on the east wall for breakwater fishing.
  • lumber baron Paul H. Hoeft on January 2, 1922.[5] It is a 'four season park' offering camping even in the winter.[6]
  • Presque Isle County Historical Museum (Rogers City)
  • A list and link for state historical markers is at Presque Isle County.

Area Events

  • Memorial Day Weekend Open House including Afternoon of Arts & Crafts at Forty Mile Point Light
  • Presque Isle County Fair, Millersburg, Michigan, last weekend in June
  • Rogers City Nautical Festival, first complete weekend in August
  • Rogers City Salmon Tournament, second weekend in August
  • Posen Potato Festival, Posen, Michigan, first weekend in September
  • Annual Great Lakes Lighthouse Festival—Four days in second week in October, Forty Mile Point Open For Tours All Four Days[7]
  • Ocqueoc river and Ocqueoc Lake

Media

The following can be accessed in Ocqueoc Township, MI

Newspapers

  • The local newspaper, the Presque Isle County Advance, has served the area since 1878. The Advance made statewide news itself in February 2006, when it fell victim to a fire which also destroyed Big D's Pizza. Both businesses recovered, with Big D's moving to a new location and the Advance moving into a beautiful new structure 10 months after the fire.
  • The
    Lower Peninsula
    of Michigan.

Television

Radio

FM

Call Sign Frequency City Broadcast From
WTLI
 89.3 Bear Creek Township
WPHN 90.5 Gaylord
WCML
 97.1 Alpena
WFXD 92.5 Atlanta
WKJZ
 94.9 Hillman
WLXT 96.3 Petoskey
WRGZ
 96.7 Rogers City
WAWM
 98.9 Petoskey
WHAK 99.9 Rogers City
WMJZ
 101.5 Gaylord
WMKC 102.9 Indian River
WGFM 105.1 Cheboygan
WHSB 107.7 Alpena

AM

Call Sign Frequency City Broadcast From
WTCM 580 Traverse City
WHAK 960 Rogers City
WJML 1110 Petoskey

References

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ocqueoc Township, Michigan
  3. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). October 19, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  4. ^ Map of P.H. Hoeft State Park in PDF format
  5. ^ Overview of Hoeft State Park
  6. ^ Essay on Hoeft State Park
  7. ^ Forty Mile Point Lighthouse Society.
  8. ^ The Alpena News
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