Hume Township, Michigan
| Hume Township, Michigan | |
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 Hume Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 43°58′23″N 83°4′34″W / 43.97306°N 83.07611°WCoordinates: 43°58′23″N 83°4′34″W / 43.97306°N 83.07611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Huron |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.0 sq mi (77.8 km2) |
| • Land | 30.0 sq mi (77.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 607 ft (185 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 801 |
| • Density | 26.7/sq mi (10.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-39960 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626504 |
Hume Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 801.
The township is named after the first white settler in the area, Walter Hume, who arrived and built the first house in the 1850s. He also opened a hotel at the mouth of the Pinnebog River, which was probably the first such structure in this part of the county. Township government was organized in 1860, with the election being held at Hume's store and with Hume being elected the first supervisor. The land was once covered by stands of pine trees, which were long ago cleared and sent to saw mills at Port Crescent on the mouth of the Pinnebog River. The Port Huron Fire of 1871 and Thumb Fire of 1881 also destroyed much remaining timber land.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.0 square miles (78 km2), of which 30.0 square miles (78 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.10%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 801 people, 369 households, and 232 families residing in the township. The population density was 26.7 per square mile (10.3/km²). There were 853 housing units at an average density of 28.4 per square mile (11.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.50% White, 0.12% Native American, 0.25% Asian, and 0.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
There were 369 households out of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.76.
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