Ogemaw TownshipMI
A town of 1,175. 2.4 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Ogemaw Township a good place to live?
The best of Ogemaw Township’s subject grades is an A+ for civic life; the weakest is a C− for health. Ogemaw Township’s midpoint age is 50.3 years, above both the Michigan town median (42.5 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Ogemaw Township’s concentration of trails is 2.4 miles per square mile, above both Michigan’s towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). Only 25 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns score higher on civic life. Ogemaw Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Ogemaw Township stand out
Where Ogemaw Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
1,175 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Ogemaw Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Ogemaw Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Ogemaw Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ogemaw Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ogemaw Township.
Residents of Ogemaw Township are less healthy than 77% of U.S. towns
The share of adults in Ogemaw Township who have high blood pressure: 42%. In Ogemaw Township, 17% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 14% have diabetes.
| Ogemaw Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Ogemaw Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.4% | 7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.6% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Ogemaw Township’s schools beat 65% of Michigan districts
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph Elementary School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 111 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Most of Ogemaw Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.6 jobs for each of them
Among residents in Ogemaw Township, 4.8% live below the poverty line. Only 2% of working residents stay in Ogemaw Township for work; the rest commute out. Jobs in Ogemaw Township grew by 31 from 2011 to 2021, reaching 214. The town’s mean commuting time stands at 23 minutes.
| Ogemaw Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Ogemaw Township has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ogemaw Township: snowy winters and pleasant summers
Ogemaw Township’s July high comes in at 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conservation land takes up 1.7% of Ogemaw Township
Across 3 parks and preserves: 87 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Au Sable State Forest - Roscommon Unit | 46.8 mi | 3,915 |
| 2. Pointer HIll Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Ogemaw Township Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Ogemaw Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ogemaw Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Ogemaw Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
98% of working residents leave Ogemaw Township for work
Where Ogemaw Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Ogemaw Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Ogemaw Township ( OH-gə-maw) is a civil township of Ogemaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,154 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,230 ft
Questions about Ogemaw Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ogemaw Township, MI a good place to live?
2.4 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Ogemaw Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.