Haring Township, Michigan

Haring Township is a charter township of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,962 at the 2000 census.

Communities

• The city of Cadillac is adjacent to the south end of the township and has incorporated land that was previously part of the township.
• Haring is a small unincorporated community located a few miles north of Cadillac on U.S. Highway 131 at 44°17′55″N 85°24′47″W / 44.29861°N 85.41306°W.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.0 square miles (85 km²), of which 32.5 square miles (84 km²) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) (1.37%) is water. The landscape is mostly flat, with periodic rolling hills.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,962 people, 1,073 households, and 843 families residing in the township. The population density was 91.1 per square mile (35.2/km²). There were 1,149 housing units at an average density of 35.3 per square mile (13.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.08% White, 0.37% African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.

There were 1,073 households out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,265, and the median income for a family was $43,468. Males had a median income of $33,042 versus $22,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,001. About 5.9% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Haring, Michigan
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.