Cumming Township is a civil township of Ogemaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 717 at the 2020 census.

Communities

  • Camp Lu Lay Lea is an unincorporated community in the southeast corner of the township along Henderson Lake at .
  • Fayettes Corner is an unincorporated community in the northwest portion of the township near Rose City.
  • Lupton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located along the northeastern edge of the township. Only a very small portion of Lupton is within Cumming Township, while the majority of the community is in Rose Township to the north.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (2.47%) is water.

Lakes

The township includes all or portions of the following lakes:

  • Cummings Lake
  • Devils Washbasin
  • Devoe Lake
  • Eagle Lake (also known as Houghton Lake)
  • Grebe Lake
  • Grousehaven Lake
  • Henderson Lake
  • Jewett Lake
  • Lodge Lake
  • Lost Lake
  • Mallard Pond
  • Pintail Pond
  • South Pond
  • Scaup Lake

Rivers

Most of the township is within the Rifle River drainage basin and the township includes all or portions of the following streams:

  • Ammond Creek
  • Bailor Creek
  • Clear Creek
  • Gamble Creek
  • Houghton Creek
  • Mayhue Creek
  • Oyster Creek
  • Prior Creek
  • Rifle River
  • Skunk Creek
  • Vaughn Creek
  • Wilkins Creek

Demographics

As of the census