Fayette, MI
| Fairbanks Township, Michigan | |
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| Township | |
 Fairbanks Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 45°41′11″N 86°39′26″W / 45.68639°N 86.65722°WCoordinates: 45°41′11″N 86°39′26″W / 45.68639°N 86.65722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Delta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 299.2 sq mi (775.0 km2) |
| • Land | 47.2 sq mi (122.2 km2) |
| • Water | 252.0 sq mi (652.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 581 ft (177 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 281 |
| • Density | 6.0/sq mi (2.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-26960 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1625139 |
Fairbanks Township is a civil township of Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 281, down from 321 at the 2000 census.
In 1867, the Jackson Iron Company had Fayette Brown build a charcoal iron smelter at Fayette, which grew up around the smelter and named after Brown. A Fayette post office opened on September 13, 1870 with Marvin H. Brown as postmaster. In 1891, the smelter was dismantled.
Fairport was founded in 1886 by fishermen who had relocated from St. Martin's Island (Michigan). The community was a commercial fishing port.
Fayette continued on as a resort community until the mid-1950s. As Fayette became a state park in 1959.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 299.2 square miles (775 km2), of which 47.2 square miles (122 km2) is land and 252.0 square miles (653 km2) (84.23%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 321 people, 143 households, and 93 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.8 per square mile (2.6/km²). There were 267 housing units at an average density of 5.7 per square mile (2.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 91.59% White, 4.98% Native American, 0.31% Asian, and 3.12% from two or more races.
There were 143 households out of which 19.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.76.
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