Harrisville Township, Michigan
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Harrisville Township is a township in Alcona County, Michigan, United States. The population was 1,411 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Communities
- The City of Harrisville, at the junction of US 23 and M-72, is surrounded by the township, but is politically independent.
- The Village of Lincoln is at the northwest corner of the township, and although the village corporation boundaries do not extend into the township, some development around the village does.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 78.4 km² (30.3 mi²). 78.3 km² (30.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.13%) is water. Harrisville State Park is just south of Harrisville on Lake Huron.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,411 people, 555 households, and 405 families residing in the township. The population density was 18.0/km² (46.7/mi²). There were 790 housing units at an average density of 10.1/km² (26.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.72% White, 0.35% Native American, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.
There were 555 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.74.
In the township the population was spread out with 20.4% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 20.8% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 24.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,074, and the median income for a family was $36,685. Males had a median income of $28,500 versus $20,588 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,907. About 7.8% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.
