Harris Township, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Harris Township is a civil township
of Menominee County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 1,895 at the 2000 census
.
, the township has a total area of 143.2 square miles (370.9 km²), of which, 143.1 square miles (370.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (0.10%) is water.
of 2000, there were 1,895 people, 656 households, and 516 families residing in the township. The population density
was 13.2 per square mile (5.1/km²). There were 862 housing units at an average density of 6.0 per square mile (2.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 76.20% White, 0.11% African American, 21.16% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.69% from other races
, and 1.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.37% of the population.
There were 656 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples
living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 106.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $32,950, and the median income for a family was $38,382. Males had a median income of $26,908 versus $22,583 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $14,764. About 8.7% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.
Civil township
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of Menominee County
Menominee County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 25,326 people, 10,529 households, and 7,001 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile . There were 13,639 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. The population was 1,895 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
.
Communities
- Harris is an unincorporated community in the township on US 2U.S. Route 2 in MichiganUS Highway 2 is a component of the United States Numbered Highway System that connects Everett, Washington, to the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan, with a separate segment that runs from Rouses Point, New York, to Houlton, Maine...
and US 41U.S. Route 41 in MichiganUS Highway 41 is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. In Michigan, it is a state trunkline highway that enters the state via the Interstate Bridge between Marinette, Wisconsin, and Menominee,...
at 45°42′13"N 87°20′43"W. A post office named "DeLoughory" was first established here on July 8, 1880, named for its first postmaster, George W. DeLoughory, a local farmer. The office was closed on May 4, 1883, after DeLoughory resigned. The office reopened on July 13, 1883, with postmaster Michael B. Harris, a lumberman who had settled here in 1875 and was later a state legislator. On September 6, 1900, the office was renamed for him. - Perronville is an unincorporated community in the township on M-69M-69 (Michigan highway)M-69 is an east–west state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It connects with US Highway 2 on both ends in Crystal Falls and near Bark River. In between, the highway runs for in rural UP forest lands.Before the creation of the U.S. Highway System, the...
at 45°47′55"N 87°21′11"W. A railroad was built through here in 1873 to haul ore and timber. The settlement was named for Manazipe Perron, who built a dam and sawmill here in 1883, and became the first postmaster on September 11, 1897.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 143.2 square miles (370.9 km²), of which, 143.1 square miles (370.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (0.10%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,895 people, 656 households, and 516 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 13.2 per square mile (5.1/km²). There were 862 housing units at an average density of 6.0 per square mile (2.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 76.20% White, 0.11% African American, 21.16% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.69% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.37% of the population.
There were 656 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 106.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $32,950, and the median income for a family was $38,382. Males had a median income of $26,908 versus $22,583 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the township was $14,764. About 8.7% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.