Harris Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 45°44′54″N 87°23′32″W / 45.74833°N 87.39222°WCoordinates: 45°44′54″N 87°23′32″W / 45.74833°N 87.39222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Menominee |
Area | |
• Total | 143.2 sq mi (371.0 km2) |
• Land | 143.1 sq mi (370.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
Elevation | 850 ft (259 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 1,895 |
• Density | 13.2/sq mi (5.1/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 49845 |
Area code(s) | 906 |
FIPS code | 26-36760 |
GNIS feature ID | 1626437 |
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.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 143.2 square miles (371 km2), of which 143.1 square miles (371 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.10%) is water. Most of the Hannahville Indian Community Indian reservation is located within Harris Township.
As of the census 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.