Foster township, Ogemaw County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 89.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 821 (all rural)
| Males: 415 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 406 |  (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 821 (754 owner occupied, 67 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Foster township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 46.1
Median age of females: 46.8
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Average household size: 2.27
| Foster township: | 2.3 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.72
| Foster township: | $35,032 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $476 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,411 (it was $77,100 in 2000)
| : | $86,411 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $119,778
Here: $119,778 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $160,240
Here: $160,240 State: $138,735
Mobile homes: $30,147
Here: $30,147 State: $33,033
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Foster township: Beaver Trails Campground (A), Ambrose Lake State Forest Campground (B), Beaver Lake (C), Clear Lake Volunteer Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Damon Cemetery (1), Fisk Cemetery (2), Beaver Lake Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Piper Lake (A), Horseshoe Lake (B), Townline Lake (C), Grass Lake (D), Elni Lake (E), Cutting and Damon Lakes (F), Clear Lake (G), Beaver Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
96% of Foster township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 41
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 2
- South: 0
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 28
Housing units in Foster township with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Construction (16%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Health care (31%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
- Health technologists and technicians (11%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Foster township:
- Norwegian (62.2%)
- German (27.0%)
- English (10.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 8 (50%)
- Walked: 2 (13%)
- Worked at home: 6 (38%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (57%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Electricity (17%)
95.6% of residents of Foster township speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 45- In family households: 38 (16 male householders, 2 female householders)
16 spouses, 4 children (4 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 7 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 14 2-persons, 4 3-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person,
118 married couples with children.
39 single-parent households (7 men, 32 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |