Hazelton Township, Michigan
| Hazelton Township, Michigan | |
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| Township | |
 Location of Hazelton Township, Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 43°5′32″N 83°58′55″W / 43.09222°N 83.98194°WCoordinates: 43°5′32″N 83°58′55″W / 43.09222°N 83.98194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Shiawassee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.3 sq mi (96.6 km2) |
| • Land | 37.3 sq mi (96.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 715 ft (218 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,206 |
| • Density | 59.2/sq mi (22.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-37440 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626458 |
Hazelton Township is a civil township of Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,206 at the 2000 census.
Relatives Stanton Latham and E.E. Fowls arrived in the township in 1848. Hazelton and the settlement were named after brothers George, Edgar and Porter Hazelton, who, with Ezekial Ewing constructed a bridge across the Flint River for the State of Michigan. With no money to pay them in 1849, they received most of the current township land, which they proceeded to sell to settlers.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.3 square miles (97 km2), of which 37.3 square miles (97 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.08%) is water. Misteguay Creek flows northward through the eastern part of the township.
At the 2000 census, there were 2,206 people, 805 households and 648 families residing in the township. The population density was 59.2 per square mile (22.9/km²). There were 849 housing units at an average density of 22.8 per square mile (8.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.14% White, 0.63% Native American, 0.23% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.
There were 805 households of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.8% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.08.
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