Haynes Township, Michigan
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Haynes Township is a township in Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 724 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Communities
- Alcona is a small, unincorporated community in the township on the shore of Lake Huron about one mile south of the boundary with Alcona Township at . The FIPS place code is 01050 and the elevation is 590 feet above sea level.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.9 km² (35.1 mi²). 90.5 km² (35.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.40%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 724 people, 308 households, and 230 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.0/km² (20.7/mi²). There were 598 housing units at an average density of 6.6/km² (17.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.34% White, 0.28% Native American, 0.14% Pacific Islander, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.
There were 308 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.71.
In the township the population was spread out with 19.9% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 34.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $34,896, and the median income for a family was $39,750. Males had a median income of $32,125 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,279. About 5.0% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.
