Huron Township is a

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of Huron County in the

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. The population was 423 at the 2000 census.

Communities

*Huron City is an

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in the township on Pioneer and Huron City Roads near

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near the mouth of Willow Creek on Lake Huron at . It was formerly a lumber town, destroyed in the Port Huron Fire of 1871 and

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of 1881, the town was rebuilt after each, but faded as the lumber industry died out. The post office was closed in 1905. *Glencoe is an unincorporated community on the township's border with Dwight Township at Verona and Day Roads. * Lewisville is an unincorporated community in the township on the boundary with Bloomfield Township at the junction of Kinde and Huron City Roads at .

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 423 people, 191 households, and 143 families residing in the township. The

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was 12.6 per square mile (4.9/km²). There were 406 housing units at an average density of 12.1 per square mile (4.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.53%

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, 0.24% Native American and 0.24%

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of any race were 0.71% of the population. There were 191 households, out of which 20.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.1% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.61. In the township the population was spread out, with 17.3% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 17.0% from 25 to 44, 33.8% from 45 to 64, and 27.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $33,250, and the median income for a family was $37,031. Males had a median income of $32,143 versus $25,000 for females. The

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for the township was $19,725. About 9.4% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the

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, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

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