Harrisville Township, Michigan
| Harrisville Township, Michigan | |
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| Township | |
 Harrisville Township
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| Coordinates: 44°39′10″N 83°20′0″W / 44.65278°N 83.33333°WCoordinates: 44°39′10″N 83°20′0″W / 44.65278°N 83.33333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Alcona |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.35 sq mi (78.60 km2) |
| • Land | 30.33 sq mi (78.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,348 |
| • Density | 45/sq mi (17.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48740 |
| Area code(s) | 989 |
| FIPS code | 26-36880 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626441 |
Harrisville Township is a civil township of Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,348 at the 2010 census.
The city of Harrisville, at the junction of US 23 and M-72, is surrounded by the township, but is administratively autonomous.
The village of Lincoln is at the northwest corner of the township, and although the village corporation boundaries do not extend into the township, some development around the village does.
Springport is a small, mostly historic, unincorporated community located on US 23 Lake Huron at the southern end of Harrisville State Park, approximately two miles from downtown Harrisville at 44°38′07″N 83°18′20″W / 44.63528°N 83.30556°W. It was first settled by the family of S.M. Holden, a native of New York. He is credited with being the first permanent white settler in Alcona County. In September 1846, while fishing, his ship and two-man crew was driven ashore. Near that place, Holden found a tract with good springs and pine trees. He soon moved his family there and established a prosperous fishing enterprise. Joseph Van Buskirk built a store and sawmill in about 1865. The settlement was at first called "Sunflower Hill" and also as "South Harrisville". It was renamed for the springs gushing from the cliffs there.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.3 square miles (78.6 km2), of which 0.015 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.06%, is water.Harrisville State Park is just south of Harrisville on Lake Huron.
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